Sure enough, as soon as Gu An returned home, he immediately sent someone to invite Xiang Mingxuan over.

"Mingxuan, what do you think I should do now?" Gu An, who had told everything about the matter, looked at Xiang Mingxuan with some expectation.

Xiang Mingxuan frowned, looking at Gu An and not answering.

"What, Mingxuan, is there anything you and I can't say?" Seeing that Xiang Mingxuan was silent, Gu An said busily.

At the beginning, King Yan and the crown prince, who was still King Shen at the time, competed, and both sides sent people to contact the top of the Chunqiu list that was quite high-profile at that time, but he was not co-opted by any faction and remained neutral. If he doesn't know how to deal with people, from the fact that King Yan and the crown prince did not make things difficult for him because he rejected him, it can be seen that he is definitely not a simple person, and later Lu Haiyang was demoted, and he jumped from an idle position in a small Hanlin Academy to the deputy commander of the Royal Forest Army, which proved his conjecture. It is precisely because of this that Gu An is impressed with him, takes care of him in everything, and often invites him to come to the house to drink and talk.

After listening to Gu An's words, Xiang Mingxuan stood up and raised his hand to wave at Gu An, "My subordinates don't know how the adults are planning, so how can they tell the adults what to do?" ”

When Gu An heard this, his eyebrows twisted, he hurriedly got up and asked Ming Xuan to sit down, and said, "Ming Xuan, what do you mean by this?" ”

Xiang Mingxuan looked at Gu An with a solemn face, "Didn't you really understand what your subordinates meant?" ”

"Mingxuan, between you and me, there is something to say bluntly." Gu Andao.

Xiang Mingxuan hooked the corners of his lips, "My subordinates have always thought that my lord, like my subordinates, wants to stick to my own position, and I don't want to get involved in the factional dispute between the prince and the heir." However, it seems that this is not what adults think that way. ”

Being provoked by Xiang Mingxuan like this, Gu An's face couldn't help but be a little unbearable, "Mingxuan, since we are officials in the court, we have already stepped into this circle, how can we be alone?" The crown prince is the prince, and one day he will inherit the throne. Therefore, it is impossible for me not to obey his commands! ”

"Since your lord has already made a decision, why bother asking your subordinates what to do?" Xiang Mingxuan raised his eyebrows and said.

As soon as Xiang Mingxuan's words fell, Gu An's face became a little ugly.

Since Xiang Mingxuan took over as the deputy commander of the Imperial Forest Army, he has taken care of him everywhere, but he didn't expect that he would have such an attitude when he needed him today.

"It looks like I'm looking for the wrong person today." Seeing that Xiang Mingxuan didn't buy his account, Gu An's attitude became cold.

Xiang Mingxuan glanced at Gu An, then raised his hand and waved at Gu An, "If the adults have nothing else to do, the subordinates will retire first." ”

Gu An obviously didn't expect Xiang Mingxuan to be so faceless, threw down a sentence, raised his legs and left, and was so angry that he almost fell to the ground.

No, Xiang Mingxuan stopped when he walked to the door, "My lord, between the emperor and the prince, you can only choose one, you better think about it." With that, he walked out without looking back.

As soon as Xiang Mingxuan left, Gu Cheng lifted the curtain and walked in, "Dad, what did you mean by what Xiang Mingxuan said just now?" ”

Gu An frowned, leaned on the chair and sat down slowly.

Between the emperor and the crown prince, you can only choose one, you better think about it. The words Xiang Mingxuan said when he left rang in his ears again.

Gu An's eyebrows tightened more and more, what did Xiang Mingxuan mean by this?

Why do you want to say that you have to choose between the emperor and the crown prince? The crown prince is obviously the emperor's favorite prince early on, and the reason why the prince can ascend to the prince is all planned by the emperor behind his back? In his heart, the crown prince represents the emperor, but listening to the meaning of Xiang Mingxuan's words......

Could it be that there is a rift between the emperor and the crown prince?

Thinking of this possibility, Gu An's mind suddenly remembered the prince's actions in the court in recent days.

Or, not only is it a dislike, but even the emperor is already jealous of this prince who he has helped up.

"Dad, why don't you speak?" Seeing that Gu An had been frowning and hadn't spoken for a long time, Gu Cheng couldn't sit still.

"Can you stop dangling in front of my eyes? It shook my eyes. Gu An rolled his eyes at Gu Cheng, with an irritated expression.

"Dad, what's wrong with you? If you can't figure it out anything, say it, and I'll be a staff officer for you! Gu Chengdao.

Gu An snorted coldly, "Just your brain, I'll thank God ......if you don't get me into trouble" Suddenly, a light suddenly crossed Gu An's mind, his eyes narrowed, and he glanced at Gu An up and down, "Haven't you always been close to the prince?" Do you think the prince's boat can accommodate our family? ”

Gu Cheng frowned, "Dad, what are you talking about!" If we don't get on the prince's boat, can't we still get on the ship of King Qin? Or, do you think King Qin's ship can be as reliable as the prince's boat? In the end, Gu Cheng's eyes were obviously a little funny.

Gu An glared at Gu Cheng impatiently, "What an elm head." ”

"Dad, why am I wrong? Could it be that apart from the crown prince and the king of Qin, do we have other ships to choose from? Dad, I can tell you, you can't be foolish when it matters. Now that the emperor is old, although his body is still quite tough, it is difficult to guarantee that he will suddenly fall one day, and it will definitely be the prince who will succeed him, although there are a few people in the court who do not know the current affairs to support King Qin, but with him, he is not even qualified to carry the prince, let alone fight with the prince! So Dad, you must keep your eyes open and don't stand on the wrong team! Gu Cheng looked at Gu An solemnly, and said something rarely.

Originally, Gu An still sneered at Gu Cheng, thinking that he couldn't give any useful advice, but when he heard him mention the emperor, he didn't feel a move in his heart.

Gu An is right, no matter how the emperor is, he will be old after all, and the crown prince will succeed to the throne sooner or later.

He has always adhered to neutrality and does not participate in the battle of the prince, only obeying the emperor's orders, but now is different from the past, the battle of the prince has come to an end, and he needs to get the trust of the next emperor to rely on.

After weighing it for a long time, Gu An finally made up his mind.

Even if this move will really arouse the emperor's suspicion, as long as he can gain the trust of the crown prince, then in the future, the prince will ascend the throne, and the 100,000 forbidden troops in Beijing will still be in his hands.

That's the most important thing.

Thinking of this, Gu An suddenly brightened. He got up, stretched out his hand and patted Gu Cheng's shoulder, and said, "You kid, it's rare to open your mind once." ”

This is the first time in his life that he has been praised by his own father, Gu Cheng was overjoyed, and hurriedly said to Gu An, "Father, look, since you have agreed to do what the prince instructs?" So, is it possible to release the sixth sister? ”

Gu An's face sank suddenly, and the smile that was still piled up on his face disappeared cleanly.

If it weren't for Gu Cheng's mention, he would have almost forgotten how this daughter, who had been carefully raised by him for seventeen years, was ungrateful, lifting a stone and smashing his own father to the ground.

Thinking of this, Gu An raised his feet and walked towards the door.

When Gu Cheng saw Gu An's look, he panicked, and while chasing out the door, he said to Gu An, "Dad, you see that things are already like this, don't blame the sixth sister." The sixth sister is also crooked, she just helped the prince, this merit is offset, don't you embarrass her, right? As soon as the words fell, the person in front suddenly stopped, caught off guard, and Gu Cheng bumped into it, "Ouch, Dad, you, why did you stop?" Gu Cheng touched the tip of his sore nose, and his brain was a little confused.

Gu An glared at him vigorously, "Go back to your room." ”

"Dad, the sixth sister ......"

"Didn't you just say that the prince had spoken, in that case, what else do you think I can do to him!" Gu Anhu said with a huh.

Gu Cheng thought about it, too, and saw that his father's face was really not good, so he nodded honestly, and then touched the tip of his nose and left.

Looking at the tendons in Gu Cheng's head, Gu An sighed heavily, and then raised his legs and walked towards Gu Qing's quiet boudoir.

In front of the small building where Gu Qingyou lived, six attendants were guarding the door, and when they saw that it was Gu An, they let go.

Gu Ancai approached Gu Qing's quiet room, and the two girls who were guarding outside hurriedly came over and saluted, and called in unison, "Master." ”

Gu An nodded, "Miss." ”

"Miss is in the house."

Gu An nodded again, "She didn't make trouble." ”

The two girls glanced at each other, and after a while, a girl dressed in green plucked up the courage to shake her head and whispered, "No, Miss didn't make trouble." ”

Gu An nodded with satisfaction, then walked to the door and pushed the door and walked in.

In the room, Gu Qingyou was still wearing the same dress she wore in Zichen Hall during the day, and the pink wide-sleeved liuhua skirt was brilliant, which he ordered someone to spend half a month carefully sewing, just so that she could make a splash at the banquet in Zichen Palace, so that she could marry into the royal family, but she didn't expect that she was indeed going to marry into the royal family, but that person was changed from the prince to the king of Qin.

Thinking of this, Gu An couldn't help but feel like a ball of cotton wool in his chest, which was blocked, stuffy and uncomfortable.

"Father." Seeing Gu An, Gu Qingyou got up and walked to Gu An and knelt down.

"Father? Am I still your father in your eyes? You say, what's going on in the Zichen Hall today! Gu An glared at Gu Qingyou fiercely, and then walked to the chair in front of the table and sat down.

Gu Qingyou knelt and turned around, and bowed to Gu An, "Father, please forgive your daughter for being willful, her daughter is unwilling to marry the prince." Because, because the person her daughter likes is King Qin. ”

This sentence was like a pebble thrown into a lake, and in an instant, it set off thousands of waves in Gu An's heart. He stood up as soon as he didn't think about it, he raised his hand and gave Gu Qingyou a slap, "Next!" Are you still ashamed of you! ”

A bright red slap print instantly appeared on his fair face, but Gu Qingyou still knelt straight, not dodging or dodging, and didn't even shout in pain.

Gu An looked at the obedient daughter in front of him, although he was slapped in the face, but there was desperate stubbornness in her eyes, and he didn't see a trace of remorse in her eyes. He suppressed the anger in his chest, took two steps back, and slowly sat back on the edge of the table, "Say, what the hell is going on?" You like King Qin, how can you like him if you don't go out of the door? ”