Gu Linjiang's invitation was sent a day later. Gu Qiang looked at the invitation in his hand and felt it was a bit ridiculous. Gu Linjiang really had no other choice, so he came up with this idea, taking advantage of the winter banquet. , invited Shen Zhongbai to the prime minister's house, and at the same time, he also held a banquet with all the ministers in the court. He must have wanted to take this opportunity to send Gu Zhihua back to the palace.
Gu Qiang held the invitation in her hand and waved it in front of Shen Qianshan, "Did you see it? Even if Gu Linjiang, an old fox, doesn't need your approval, he still has a way to make Shen Zhongbai take Gu Zhihua home honestly. Go, you can’t be dissatisfied with this, right?”
Gu Qiang actually didn't mean to ridicule Shen Qianshan, but in fact, she was somewhat unbalanced in her heart. She had suffered so much injustice for no reason, while Gu Zhihua was only detained for a few days. It was just a confinement, but Gu Linjiang went through such a grand ceremony just to allow her to return to the palace. If not, Gu Qiang knew in her heart that Gu Linjiang only regarded these daughters as pawns to consolidate his position, and she might really feel a little unbalanced.
"How about it, do you want to go?" Gu Qiang sighed helplessly. She already knew that this trip must be a Hongmen Banquet, but the invitations had been delivered to her door, and she had to go.
Shen Qianshan frowned and said, "I won't go if I don't go." Shen Qianshan never liked that kind of social scene, not to mention that this time he made a miscalculation, which is why it ended up in this situation. If he goes there now, Wouldn’t it be a loss of face for oneself
"I won't go, and you won't go either." Shen Qianshan felt bored. He had already discussed with Gu Huaian how to expose Ye's flaws as soon as possible, but he didn't expect that Gu Linjiang would actually Having figured out a way to get Gu Zhihua back to the palace so quickly really caught them both off guard.
"That won't work. It's already written on it. The emperor will also go, and my name is clearly mentioned on the invitation. Even if you don't go, someone from the Ninth Prince's Palace must go there, otherwise If you do, it will inevitably fall into the trap."
Since everyone was here, Gu Qiang was naturally not afraid that someone would dare to do something to him in front of everyone. Since Gu Linjiang had already lowered his dignity and entertained him, he was only so particular about what he wanted to do. Otherwise, I will go over and ask Qi Bai to follow me. He can still protect my safety by my side, and you can feel more at ease."
Shen Qianshan hesitated for a moment, but agreed, "Okay then, let him follow you there. If anything happens, don't stay there any longer. There is nothing wrong with coming back earlier." Shen Qianshan He doesn't have so many thoughts. Recently, he really has a lot of things on his hands. If he can deal with these things earlier, he can feel at ease.
Gu Qiang didn't have any other ideas. She simply wanted to see how Gu Zhihua, who was sent out of the palace, was taken back by Shen Zhongbai.
After Gu Qiang arrived at the Prime Minister's Mansion, he realized that Gu Linjiang had indeed put some thought into it today. The entire Gu family was now made brand new. The moment he entered, he had an illusion that this place was not for him at all. A place where oppression has endured for so many years.
"Oh, that's ridiculous."
Since Shen Zhongbai had received the invitation, it was impossible not to show up, but she had always hated being led around by others. Gu Linjiang was always smart, and this time he directly wrote on the invitation that the emperor would come in person. The ministers were all looking at him. If he really didn't show up, it wouldn't be just Gu Linjiang who would be embarrassed.
"Your Majesty has arrived—" Gu Qiang was all too familiar with this sharp, drawn-out sound. He put down the pastry in his hand and stood there. Shen Zhongbai was dressed in purple clothes, but he looked very elegant. His face His expression seems to be even colder than before. Perhaps he has been in a high position for a long time and always has to face others with a straight face, so he doesn't even bother to maintain the fake smile before.
"Your Majesty, I respectfully welcome you." Gu Linjiang put on a fake smile, and the wrinkles on his face were almost overflowing. "Your Majesty is here, but you cannot welcome him from afar."
"Isn't it true that we are far away from home? Didn't Prime Minister Gu already write on the invitation that I will come in person?" Shen Zhongbai didn't hide anything from Gu Linjiang at all, and just put his dissatisfaction aside. Expressed. "Prime Minister Gu is becoming more and more able to figure out the Holy Will. He even knows my thoughts clearly."
Gu Linjiang is pretending to be confused now. In short, what does it mean to do these things by himself in order to allow Gu Zhihua to return to the palace quickly
"Your Majesty is joking, trying to figure out the Holy Will. How can ministers like me do such a thing?" Gu Linjiang didn't dare to do anything presumptuous again. This time, I am afraid that no matter how powerful he is, he will definitely be beaten. Shen Zhongbai must have written this down.
Gu Qiang didn't care too much about Shen Zhongbai over there. Now she had no relationship with him at all. She really didn't care about his affairs at all, but she just wanted to watch the fun. Gu Linjiang was also in trouble this time. After spending a lot of money, he asked his guards who were better at martial arts to go up to the ring one by one. He put a thousand taels of silver on the ring as a bet, which attracted the attention of many ministers in the court.
Gu Qiang then watched the fight on the ring with interest. It was strange to say that a dignified prime minister spent a thousand taels of silver just for fun. Isn't that corrupt enough? Shen Zhongbai, the emperor, could actually tolerate it. Could it be that he was really planning to write down a big account for Gu Linjiang and settle things with him then
Gu Qiang, who was watching the excitement, suddenly felt a chill on his back for no reason. He didn't know what was going on. He obviously spent a lot of money today. When the food was in the room, he still felt that Man, why did she suddenly feel like someone was staring at her from behind? She subconsciously looked back, only to find that most of the people behind her were watching the excitement like herself. Today, Gu Linjiang wanted to pick up Gu Linjiang. Zhi Hua was sent back to the palace, so the reason for doing such a thing was not to let Shen Zhongbai notice this place. He was also happy and comfortable. It was nothing more than selling a favor and showing up at the banquet.
Gu Qiang glanced around for a week, and the only person looking towards him was a little servant who looked very inconspicuous. Thinking about it, how could an ordinary servant dare to stare at him all the time? She must be thinking too much, maybe because she was pregnant during this period. Gu Qiang has always felt that she is suspicious. She always wonders if the people around her will suddenly attack her. It is really ridiculous to think about it. .
Shen Zhongbai was standing not far behind her at this time. Looking at his cold face, Gu Qiang suddenly felt that she was a little ridiculous and a little humble. If she hadn't been able to see her final outcome, I'm afraid she would still be dead-set now. Following Shen Zhongbai, she always lived for Shen Zhongbai, but she didn't realize that from beginning to end, she was just a pawn in his hands.
Now that he has been able to change his destiny, it is impossible for him to continue to be close to Shen Zhongbai. What happened today was the last time he showed kindness and helped Gu Zhihua. Since he really liked Shen Zhongbai, he would help her. I just hope that she will stop being so troublesome in the future and stop trying so hard to frame her. ah
Seeing the people on the stage being defeated one by one, the guests present gradually lost interest. After all, most of the people Gu Linjiang entertained today were ministers of the court and there were relatively few generals, so in fact it was Few people are interested in this kind of competition.
"Since no one is willing to come up and try the martial arts part, we will now start the literary part."
Gu Linjiang was indeed a master who knew how to seize the opportunity. Seeing the lack of interest among the guests present, he quickly took out his treasure chest, a pair that no one had been able to match perfectly for seven or eight years.
Gu Qiang knew that every time there was a banquet held at the Prime Minister's house, Gu Linjiang would move out of his treasure house. He had to admit that Gu Linjiang was indeed talented in literature, so few people could match him. She had to figure it out, but this time she fell into his own hands, because even he himself couldn't figure out a neat way to deal with this pair.
Gu Linjiang talks about what allows everyone to play freely and come up with neat countermeasures. In fact, sometimes, Gu Linjiang may just want to know how to make this pairing public, right
Gu Qiang had already lost interest in the banquet. Such a scene where officials were chatting and chatting with each other was really not suitable for him.
Gu Qiang turned around and looked at the two old ministers playing chess on the other side. These two old men were considered to be the two more pedantic people in the court. So I really couldn't play with others, so I had to sit in the small pavilion next to me and play with my own chess game. To be honest, in such a cold weather, the two old people had to stay outside, so they came up with this idea. A way to pass the time.
"This is terrible. It seems that we have really entered a dead end." One of the old men seemed to frown, as if the chess game between two people had reached a deadlock. No matter who the two people were, they It would be a bit bad to be able to come up with any countermeasures.