In the imperial study, Jiang Jiuyuan was talking to the emperor about Chai Yi's situation.

As the emperor's favorite prince, Jiang Jiuyuan did not assist the prince, and has always been a pimple for the emperor so far, seeing that the current prince is becoming more and more absurd, the dissatisfaction of the court and the central government is gradually sounding, although it is only an occasional sound, but it still makes the emperor's already wavering heart shake again.

He looked at Jiang Jiuyuan, who was sitting in the audience, and read it several times with a pair of hands that were a little anxious. was also suppressed by this anxiety about Chai Yi's fate, but he lost the anger that he vowed to dismantle when he was just caught.

Instead, Jiang Jiuyuan took a sip of tea and asked, "How is Xiao Shi?" ”

The emperor was secretly melancholy, sighed when he heard this, and said: "It's still like that, I don't want to see anyone, I even have thrown away the medicine several times, and I look for death and life all day long." ”

Jiang Jiuyuan took another sip of tea, but didn't say much about it, just put the tea Gu lightly on the table, and said lightly: "The maid ring in the Erchen Mansion has caught Chai Yi, and today has been executed at the beginning, Xiao Shi is the sister of Erchen after all, and now she has avenged Xiao Shi, although this shame will not disappear, if she will never be able to come out, it will be in vain for that girl's hard work." ”

"Oh? Painstaking? ”

Jiang Jiuyuan remembered Gu Zijiu's impulsive style, and inadvertently showed a smile on his face: "That girl helped catch Chai Yi to avenge those girls...... But Erchen heard that Xiao Shi not only didn't thank her, but also wanted to hurt her. ”

Jiang Jiuyuan's fingertips were close to the tea Gu, his eyes drooped, and he couldn't see his expression.

"After all, she is my maid, Xiao Shi was injured, but she can still ignore her previous suspicions, and rush to this generosity, Xiao Shi should not be so decadent."

"Yuan'er, Xiao Shi is your own sister, but why are you protecting a little girl every word?"

Jiang Jiuyuan remembered Gu Zijiu's answer, and couldn't help but sneer.

Although Gu Zijiu didn't say it explicitly, according to his understanding of Jiang Yong, most of the time when he didn't take care of the little fat fish, she already didn't know how many times she had faced Jiang Yong's provocation alone.

"Is it true that the father still only distinguishes right from wrong according to his own preferences?"

Jiang Jiuyuan's tone was a little sarcastic, and the emperor was stunned for a moment, but this was not the first time that Jiang Jiuyuan had shown such an attitude, so it would not make the emperor angry.

He just sighed, unable to refute Jiang Jiuyuan's words.

"I spoiled her, and now even if she is rescued, she has no energy, and I don't know if she can survive it."

Jiang Jiuyuan didn't like to have anything to do with the people in the palace, but he had no choice but to hang on his identity, and he always had to face some things that made him feel bored, so although his expression was a little unhappy, he was quickly overshadowed again.

He is not such a kind-hearted person at all, and he doesn't care who is right and who is wrong, but Gu Zijiu, he really doesn't want her to suffer a little grievance.

"If you can't get out, it's better to die."

The emperor frowned: "Yuan'er! ”

Jiang Jiuyuan sneered, with a somewhat cool air: "Anyway, the women in the harem, isn't there only this way to go?" ”

The emperor was stunned, but he didn't know what to say.

"Yuan'er ......"

Jiang Jiuyuan originally just wanted to say something about Chai Yi, but as he said it, he suddenly felt a little irritable, and he always felt that these things seemed to be dispensable, and he didn't need to come to the imperial study room specially.

Instead of spending time here, it is better to go and eat Gu Zijiu.

Thinking of this, Jiang Jiuyuan's mood improved a little, and he put down his legs at this time, looked at the emperor who was still in a daze, and said: "Now that the dust has landed, if there is nothing to do, the son will also retire." ”

"Yuan, Yuan'er......" The emperor was still immersed in Jiang Jiuyuan's cold words, and when he heard this, he immediately wanted to stop his steps, and with a casual mouth, he blurted out the words he had been thinking about before: "Yuan'er, you should also understand that among all the princes of mine, you are the most suitable one to be the crown prince." ”

Jiang Jiuyuan had already turned his back to the emperor, and when he heard this, he didn't plan to stop, but said lightly: "Father, the son swore in front of the queen mother that he would never participate in the struggle for imperial power, let alone compete with others for the position of the prince. ”

Jiang Jiuyuan's words were very direct, this was already a big taboo, but Jiang Jiuyuan did not restrain himself, and even the emperor did not have much reaction to this, he just looked indifferent, leaned back on the chair in frustration, and sighed for a while.

"yes, I already knew......"

I should have known a long time ago that once something is done wrong, there is no chance to make up for it, that person is like this, and Jiang Jiuyuan is also like this.

The emperor felt tired again, and when the wooden door creaked and closed again, there was only one attendant left in the imperial study except for himself, and as the supreme ruler of Great Wei, he showed his exhaustion for the first time.

He leaned back on the dragon chair, looking at the tea that had already cooled down and the chair that Jiang Jiuyuan had sat on, and didn't speak for a long time.

And Jiang Jiuyuan, who had already left the imperial study for a while, did not find Gu Zijiu's shadow in the imperial dining room.

The time spent in the imperial study was not very long, but it was inevitable that some impatient little chubby fish would get bored after eating and drinking enough and run to other places.

After all, I'm still young, and I'm still at the age of playfulness.

Jiang Jiuyuan shook his head helplessly, but he didn't feel angry, he just grabbed the imperial kitchen and wanted to ask about Gu Zijiu's whereabouts.

"Yahuan? No one has been in the dining room since the morning. ”

Jiang Jiuyuan frowned: "No one came?" ”

The Imperial Chef nodded affirmatively.

Jiang Jiuyuan rubbed his temples, frowned and glanced at the furnishings in the imperial dining room, everything was as usual, ordinary and boring.

It was clear that before entering the palace, he was still talking about the food in the imperial dining room, how could he regret it afterwards.

It's just that they have just separated, but now he seems to be feeling irritated because he didn't see Gu Zijiu. Not only is it irritable, but it seems that even the usual handling of business seems a little redundant.

Somehow, Jiang Jiuyuan clearly hadn't gotten any news yet, and Gu Zijiu had already made Jiang Jiuyuan's heart skip a beat for no reason just because he hadn't come to the imperial dining room, and after a bad premonition came to his heart, he couldn't go away.

The thumping of his heartbeat was a tension that could not be suppressed.

Jiang Jiuyuan left the imperial dining room and walked another distance, even if he inquired with the Praetorian Guard, he didn't get the news he wanted, and his brows furrowed even tighter.

There were so many pairs of eyes staring, but there was no news of Gu Zijiu, as if the world had evaporated.

Something is wrong, something is so wrong.

The palace is a prison that devours people both intentionally and unintentionally, and for the most part, no one notices who has disappeared forever at some point.

The uneasiness in Jiang Jiuyuan's heart became stronger and stronger, and he didn't dare to think about anything at this time, so he immediately turned around and skimmed towards the other side of the palace.