Chapter 572: One wrong step, all wrong steps

Chapter 572: One wrong step, all wrong steps

Dean Bai glanced at the princess's face and continued, "It's not very convenient to talk at the door. Come in and sit down."

The princess glanced at Du Chengze beside her and nodded: "Yes."

The three of them went in together.

For the arrival of the eldest princess.

Dean Bai must take out the tea that Shen Xia had sent before to entertain the guests.

The princess didn't hesitate to say what she wanted while drinking tea: "All four people who are related will be released today."

This tone was not a discussion but a direct order.

Dean Bai's heart skipped a beat, but luckily he didn't get angry with him.

Otherwise it might be a bit embarrassing!

After all, there are others here.

He had watched the eldest princess grow up since she was a child. She was the princess who grew up in the late emperor's heart, but she was indeed very capable.

She had never disappointed the late emperor and almost even changed the succession to the throne for her.

But over the years, power in the court has changed.

Dean Bai was a little embarrassed: "This......"

Everything else is fine, but Liu Zefeng is the son of the Minister of Personnel, so this is not a easy thing to do!

Besides, he is a victim.

The eldest princess raised her eyebrows slightly: "Does Dean Bai feel embarrassed?"

Although he had not entered the court for many years, his aura as a nobleman could not be ignored.

Dean Bai said, "Princess, the other three are easy to deal with. Tang Xia has been sent to the Ministry of Justice for lying and harming his comrades. The other two have been expelled, including Master Tang. There is no student in the academy who would bully the princess, but Liu Xia is also a victim, so it's not easy to expel him!"

The princess smiled slightly and said, "Isn't Liu Zefeng in the same group as Tang Xia and the others?"

"That being said, he didn't do anything harmful!"

"It's open. If Lord Liu asks you, just say that it was the princess who said it."

When Dean Bai heard this, he thought that this was not impossible.

Then he nodded: "Okay."

Du Chengze next to him couldn't help but persuade her: "Gu Xi, I just heard from the dean about this matter. In fact, Liu Zefeng can let you do this. You are simply making an enemy for yourself by doing this."

The princess looked up at Du Chengze with a hint of indifference in her eyes: "Prime Minister Du, was it you who called Gu Xi?"

Du Chengze looked embarrassed: "I am the winner, Princess, please consider my words."

Du Chengze couldn't help but think of what happened back then. It was really one wrong step that led to another.

He couldn't tell whether he regretted it or not. In fact, he really liked her back then.

It's just that he has always wanted to pursue a career in politics since he was a child, and one day he would be second to none and above everyone else.

But if he married Princess Shang, he would certainly not be able to realize his ambitions.

So he hesitated.

But when he thought it over, he realized that his ambition was not as important as her. Then he heard that he and Lan Yi were getting married.

When Lan Yi appeared that year.

He didn't take it to heart at all.

He is just an orphan picked up by the eldest princess, and he is a few years younger than the eldest princess. There is no possibility.

The result is that the two most unlikely people are really together.

He didn't believe anything good would happen between them.

This wait lasted for more than twenty years.

He had reached a high position in the government and had realized his dream of studying, but he didn't seem very happy.

The eldest princess took a close look at Du Chengze. After so many years, he seemed to have aged a lot, and his hair, like hers, had also turned a little gray.

But he is more elegant than when he was young.

But none of this matters anymore, what’s past is past.

Of course, when she accepted Lan Yi, she completely let go of the past.

She didn't understand why Du Chengze hadn't gotten married in all these years, but it had nothing to do with her and she didn't care.

Shuli said: "This is the business of my princess's mansion, so the prime minister doesn't need to worry too much."

Du Chengze choked. Is she still blaming herself for her hesitation back then?

Gu Xi thought that her coming to the Expo Academy in person proved how much she cared about the Song family.

After all, if something happened in the meantime, it would be her daughter who would worry, so in order to make her daughter worry less, she came out to prove her attitude.

This is the first time in these years that she has made her attitude clear.

I didn't sit in there for long. After everything was made clear, I planned to leave.

Dean Bai did not come out to see him off, because he could see that Du Chengze seemed to have something to say.

He chased after him anxiously.

Seeing that the eldest princess was almost at the door.

"My Lord, please stay!" Du Chengze quickly called out to the princess.

He finally plucked up the courage to ask her for a result.

The eldest princess turned her head and glanced at Du Chengze behind her, then glanced at the two maids beside her.

The two of them understood and left together, waiting by the carriage at the door.

Only the eldest princess and Du Chengze were left.

The princess looked at him calmly: "What's the matter?"

Du Chengze hesitated for a moment and said, "After Song Yun passed the imperial examination, he was originally arranged to be a sixth-rank official. Later, after the recognition banquet at the princess's residence, he was changed to a standard official. I don't need to explain this, you should understand why!"

The eldest princess glanced at him and said, "This is what you are talking about."

Of course she understood what it meant.

But she didn't need him to remind her, he wanted to tell herself that the emperor was still wary of her, so she couldn't make too many enemies.

She knew it herself.

"Yeah." Du Chengze nodded.

"Okay, I understand this matter." After saying this, he was about to leave.

As a result, Du Chengze said again: "Wait......"

The princess looked at him in confusion: "If you have something to say, just say it all at once."

Du Chengze saw that the eldest princess had a bit of annoyance on her face. She was still as impatient as before.

“I…I…”

"What is it that even our Prime Minister cannot speak of?" The eldest princess smiled, but the smile did not reach her eyes.

Du Chengze stood there, staring at the woman in front of him - Gu Xi - with a serious expression.

His lips trembled slightly, and after hesitating for a long time, he finally mustered up the courage to say, "Can we... start over again?"

This sentence seemed to have exhausted all his strength. As soon as he finished speaking, his heart began to beat up and down.

Over the years, Du Chengze has never married and started a family. His only hope is to get Gu Xi's forgiveness one day.

Countless times, he wanted to ask her if she was willing to give him a chance, but time passed by, year after year, and he still didn't know how to start.

Whenever he saw Gu Xi's frosty face, the words that were about to come to his lips were swallowed back into his stomach as if they were cast by magic.

At this moment, the eldest princess beside him said calmly: "I am willing to give up your hard-earned position as prime minister."

Du Chengze nodded without hesitation and answered firmly, "I'm willing to give it up."