Oh my god, can you play like this?

Chapter 163 Shouldn't Gu Lanzhi feel touched?

Gu Shurui watched the interaction between his brother and the emperor and smiled happily. He felt that this was what was called love and affection.

Thinking about the time when he was with the Fifth Prince, Gu Shurui became more and more certain that he did not really like the Fifth Prince.

But Gu Jingcheng was shocked when he looked at his brother and the emperor.

There were so many people kneeling in the hall, but the emperor ignored them and was only concerned with flirting with his brother. Such an emperor really made Gu Jingcheng look at him with new eyes.

In Gu Jingcheng's opinion, the emperor should be majestic, yet compassionate to his subjects.

But the man sitting on the throne now is just like that. He does whatever he wants and doesn't care about his subjects at all.

Can such an emperor really be a good emperor?

After all, Gu Jingcheng is still young. He is smart, but his vision is limited.

Ministers assist the emperor in governing the country. Ministers give suggestions, but the one who makes decisions is and can only be the emperor.

Matters like selecting a concubine are clearly putting the cart before the horse. It is wrong for ministers to force the emperor to take a concubine.

It’s just that the emperors in the past also wanted to take concubines, so when the ministers said so, the emperors agreed, making it seem like the emperors were very kind and caring towards their ministers.

If there is something that the emperor really dislikes, do you think he would be coerced by his ministers?

It’s just that Li Beichen refused sternly in front of so many people, which seemed inhumane.

Although the first and third wives did not dare to look up at the emperor, even with their brows lowered, they could still tell that the emperor was toasting Gu Lanzhi.

The first lady was fine, she knew some things about the emperor and Gu Lanzhi, but the third lady really knew nothing.

Seeing that the emperor actually gave Gu Lanzhi wine, the third wife's heart was immediately disturbed, and she quietly raised her eyes to look at the back of her son's head.

The first lady had been keeping an eye on the third lady. When she saw the look in the third lady's eyes towards Gu Shurui, her heart sank and dissatisfaction was written all over her face.

The first lady spoke softly but coldly to the third lady, "Third sister-in-law, you have already instigated Rui'er once, and Rui'er is already very dissatisfied with you.

If you do something wrong, don't you worry that Rui'er will hate you and ignore you anymore?"

The third wife's thoughts were exposed by the first wife. She looked at her with dissatisfaction, but said nothing. She just looked at her son again and lowered her head unwillingly.

Li Beichen took a sip of wine, slowly put down the glass, looked around the hall, and then spoke.

"Remember what I said today. I don't want to hear any more words about choosing a concubine. You all know this."

"Yes."

"According to the order."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

The ministers kowtowed to the emperor, but what they were thinking in their hearts, only they themselves knew.

Li Beichen snorted coldly. He knew that these ministers were still harboring evil intentions, but so what.

It’s enough for Li Beichen to know that he doesn’t know how to choose a concubine, and no one can force him.

"Now that you've remembered everything, get up."

Li Beichen didn't have a very good impression of these court officials. They were all just sitting there doing nothing and had made no achievements. They only focused on the emperor's harem. Li Beichen really hated such people.

But if these people were dealt with now, the court would not have anyone suitable to take over.

Li Beichen could only suppress his thoughts temporarily and let these ministers jump around for a while.

After the selection of the concubine was over, although the dinner continued, the atmosphere was not as lively as before.

Li Beichen looked at the singing and dancing in front of him with boredom. His mind was full of the charm of Gu Lanzhi playing the piano and singing. He really wanted to listen to it again.

But he just wanted to enjoy everything about Gu Lanzhi alone, and didn't want these ministers and family members to appreciate him. Even though he wanted to, he didn't really say it. He could only look at Gu Lanzhi from time to time to quench his thirst.

After the dinner, Li Beichen did not keep Gu Lanzhi this time. After all, their relationship was not public, and it was not good to get too close to Gu Lanzhi, which would cause unnecessary trouble for Gu Lanzhi.

Originally, Gu Lanzhi's position as Marquis Dingguo was coveted enough. If the ministers knew now that Gu Lanzhi was close to the emperor, there would be no peace in the Marquis' Mansion.

Li Beichen could only look at Gu Lanzhi a few times before announcing the end of the dinner and leaving the hall.

How could Gu Lanzhi not know that Li Beichen was trying to protect herself? But with so many people around, Gu Lanzhi could only smile at Li Beichen and leave the palace.

Gu Lanzhi had been in a good mood until he saw Di Meng at the palace gate, and his good mood completely disappeared.

Di Meng also attended the dinner today, but the seat Li Beichen arranged for Di Meng was quite far away from Gu Lanzhi, almost at the end.

Di Meng was the third prince of Xilin, and he was placed in such a position, which showed that the emperor did not value Xilin.

Di Meng became angry the moment he sat in that position, but he knew very little about the former Ninth Prince, so he couldn't lose his temper. He could only hold back his temper and wait until tomorrow to meet the emperor and test the new emperor's attitude towards Xilin.

It was common knowledge that he had proposed to Gu Lanzhi. Since the new emperor's attitude towards Xilin was still unknown, he had to win over a powerful ally first.

This ally is none other than Gu Lanzhi.

But Di Meng also knew that Gu Lanzhi didn't like him. Since he came to Dongshun, Gu Lanzhi had never given him a good look.

What Di Meng couldn't figure out was what on earth had made Gu Lanzhi unhappy with him.

Is it because he is from Xilin? Because Gu Lanzhi's father and brother died on the battlefield in Xilin?

But Di Meng has never hurt anyone in the Gu family. Normally, Gu Lanzhi shouldn't hate him for this!

Is that because he proposed to Gu Lanzhi in front of the officials of Dongshun Kingdom?

But shouldn't that be a good thing? Shouldn't Gu Lanzhi feel very proud?

Shouldn't Gu Lanzhi feel very touched that a prince from another country would personally propose to her without caring about her dignity?

This question has been bothering Dimon these days, leaving him puzzled and unable to figure it out.

He wanted to ask Gu Lanzhi for clarification, but he didn't dare to ask it out loud.

He was afraid that if he really asked and Gu Lanzhi really answered him, an irreversible situation would arise.

Di Meng came to Dongshun this time, firstly to submit a letter of credence to Dongshun, and secondly to get closer to Gu Lanzhi.

If I really asked this question, my relationship with Gu Lanzhi would become even more strained, which would not be worth it.

So Di Meng could only seize every opportunity to meet Gu Lanzhi, such as waiting for Gu Lanzhi in front of Gu Lanzhi's carriage.

Even if Gu Lanzhi still had a cold face, Di Meng wanted to let the ministers and even the emperor of Dongshun know that he had a connection with Gu Lanzhi.