Chapter 863 Long Yan is furious
Gu Mengzhen summoned Xu Yingyuan with the intention of testing her heart, but he did not expect to get such a result.
Fang Zhixuan received the oral order and went to the palace to meet the emperor. Before he could ask anyone to report, he heard the sound of cups and bowls breaking in the hall.
Afterwards, Gu Mengzhen’s angry roar was heard from the hall.
"How can this be? How can she be so unreasonable?!"
The palace maid passed the message tremblingly.
"Your Majesty, Lord Hongshun is waiting outside the palace."
Upon hearing that his dear brother had arrived, Gu Mengzhen's anger subsided a little.
"Yunjian, please come in."
Fang Zhixuan entered the hall and bowed humbly.
"Your humble servant Fang Zhixuan respectfully wishes His Majesty the best of health."
Gu Mengzhen dismissed his attendants and helped his brother to stand up.
"No need to be so polite, please stand up quickly."
My dear brother performed this great ceremony with the intention of comforting him. He understood the meaning very well, and despite his anger, he showed a little bit of emotion.
"Fortunately, you are still here."
"Luckily, I have you. You will never betray me."
Fang Zhixuan expressed his position.
"You and I are one family, we are blood relatives, I will not betray my brother."
He supported his brother's arm and helped him to take a seat.
"Why did the emperor get so angry that my brother had a nightmare about me betraying him?"
Gu Mengzhen sighed with regret, gestured to his younger brother, and sat down at the side.
"Alas, I hope all this is just a nightmare."
"Unfortunately, reality is clear, not a dream."
Hearing the voice was a little hoarse, Fang Zhixuan picked up the ginseng soup on the dragon table and served it with both hands.
"What happened? Why is my brother so sad and angry?"
"I know that Hui'er has entered the palace. Could it be that the child is ignorant and has made you angry?"
"Don't be upset, my royal brother. I will go back and punish her to vent your anger."
Gu Mengzhen took the ginseng soup and drank a few sips. When he heard something wrong, he immediately freed up one hand and stopped his brother.
"Don't punish the child for no reason. Hui'er did nothing wrong."
Fang Zhixuan pretended to blame his daughter.
"Brother, please don't cover up for her."
"In the past, every time she made a mistake, my brother couldn't bear to blame her, so he took his anger out on others. In my humble opinion, she must be disciplined severely so that she will remember the lesson."
"How can you implicate innocent people every day? I have never seen such a perverse daughter."
Gu Mengzhen put down the ginseng soup and Haoran warned him.
"What nonsense are you talking about? Hui'er is the innocent person."
"This time, she is truly innocent. I forbid you to bully my beloved nephew. Do you hear me?"
Fang Zhixuan was helpless.
"Yes, I obey your order."
"She did something wrong, but my brother indulged her. In the end, she could only be angry with herself."
"I really don't know what to do."
Hearing that he had not changed his target and was still targeting Hui'er, Gu Mengzhen became furious.
"How many times do I have to tell you before you understand? Hui'er is right!"
Fang Zhixuan responded respectfully.
"Yes, yes, Hui'er is right."
"I am stupid and do not understand the emperor's will. I made random guesses. Please forgive me, brother."
Gu Mengzhen explained the reason.
"It's Xu's daughter who makes me angry."
Fang Zhixuan asked a question.
"Which Xu girl?"
Gu Mengzhen replied.
"Xu Yingyuan."
Fang Zhixuan did not ask any further questions and spoke directly.
"I remember that my brother sent her to sneak into the Tao Mansion to cooperate with the outside world."
"Now, she's married and her hiding place was successful. How could she make you angry? The plan went well, and my brother should be happy."
"I guess, my brother is eager to achieve success again?"
"I have long advised that Madam Yuan is of mediocre talent and has not inherited your intelligence and talent. Your Majesty should not set too high a standard for her."
"It is no small matter to seize Feng Zhengtai. It is normal that it cannot be done in one or two days. Royal brother, give her some time. Don't be impatient. Keep urging her, it will only backfire."
Gu Mengzhen was furious and stood up for his beloved nephew.
"You are quite tolerant towards other people's children."
Fang Zhixuan refuted.
"How can she be someone else's child? Madam Yuan, you are the princess of the emperor and my beloved niece. Of course I will love you dearly."
Gu Mengzhen did not hesitate to express his disgust.
"I don't have such a daughter, you don't have to pity her."
Fang Zhixuan persuaded them to make peace.
"Father and daughter never hold grudges overnight. Brother, please don't say angry words that hurt our feelings."
Gu Mengzhen was so angry that his eyes were gnashing with hatred.
"She doesn't do anything to irritate me, so how can I say something irritating? Besides, what I said was not irritating."
"My dear brother, you don't know that she changed her mind and became Prince Jin, and has already left me!"
Fang Zhixuan acted surprised.
"Ah? This...how is this possible?"
Gu Mengzhen was depressed and filled with indignation.
"How is it impossible? She is so heartless that she has wasted my years of hard work and cultivation without even a hint of gratitude."
"Perhaps, from the very beginning, she was a subject of Prince Di Jin, so when I asked her to do something, she just refused and failed to get anything done!"
Fang Zhixuan first appeased and then made a proposal.
"Brother, please calm down."
"Children are bound to be naughty. I will go and persuade her immediately. She will definitely come back."
Gu Mengzhen pressed his shoulder neither too hard nor too lightly.
"You can't go."
"She is now clearly loyal to King Di Jin. You have fallen into her trap. There is no guarantee that she will not hurt you."
"I won't allow you to take risks."
Fang Zhixuan's eyes conveyed a sense of meaning, retaining a bit of the innocence of his childhood.
"You're just going to watch her go without trying to persuade her? Madam Yuan, she is the emperor's daughter after all. I understand that the emperor will be reluctant to let her go."
Gu Mengzhen was dejected.
"I don't have any regrets, I'm just angry."
He told his brother about his troubles and had a frank heart-to-heart talk with him.
"My dear brother, do you think I am unpopular? Why do people run to Prince Di Jin and avoid me as if I were a disaster?"
"I conquered the world to save you. Isn't this family love touching enough? What did I do wrong? Why do they look down on me?"
"What are the merits of King Di Jin? Isn't he just a little bit reasonable? He appears to be kind, but he is actually hypocritical. He claims that he has no interest in the throne, but he is ambitious in everything he does. Is such a monarch worthy of respect?"
"It has been more than 20 years since Emperor Yan's reign was over. Why do his subjects still miss him? How have I wronged them? Why can't the throne be changed?!"
Fang Zhixuan lowered his head.
"Brother Emperor, I have no words to say."
Gu Mengzhen's heart suddenly tightened.
"Do you also blame me for abandoning the Yan Clan and coveting the Dragon Throne?"
Fang Zhixuan felt guilty and blamed himself, and was heartbroken.
"No."
"My Royal Brother has gone through so much pain, it's all my fault."
"If I had the ability to save myself back then, my brother would not have been forced to abandon the Yan clan and bear so much bad reputation."
"I often wonder if I am the source of all evil. If I die, will everyone be safe and sound?"
Gu Mengzhen was dazed and panic-stricken.
"My dear brother, don't commit suicide!"
"How can I live without you?"
"If I lose you, I won't be happy. I will be even sadder. Please, don't leave me..."
Fang Zhixuan looked up at his brother with tears in his eyes, lowering his brows slightly without losing respect.
"What virtue and ability have I gained to deserve such great love from my brother?"
"In fact, my royal brother, why should you envy King Di Jin for being so popular? The brotherhood between you and me is something King Di Jin cannot envy."
"It is impossible to prove that he is popular, it is just my guess; the brotherly love between you and me is absolutely true and cannot be doubted."
"It should be King Dijin. I envy you."
Gu Mengzhen was sad, but there was a hint of joy in his heart.
"It's you who understands my heart the best."
"As long as I see you, I feel much better."
Fang Zhixuan followed suit and smiled.
"Brother, do not be sad or angry. No matter how the seas run dry and the rocks crumble, the bond between me and you will never change and I will never leave you."