dognovel Chapter 424 Cooperate with Old 3?
Chapter 424 Cooperate with Old 3?
The third brother is a venomous snake, he would not mention Zhou Quan for no reason.
When it comes to this, the answer is obvious.
First, he knew that Zhou Quan had been deposed.
Second, he knew that Gu Jingzhi had discovered this fact, so he came to Gu Jingzhi today to discuss something!
The third brother's convoy began to move slowly, and Erhu also followed in his carriage. Seeing Gu Jingzhi's carriage move, the third brother's mouth curled up slightly: "Let's go, Yunwu Tower!"
……
Yunwu Tower.
A famous teahouse in Beijing, as its name suggests, the decoration is very close to nature, leisurely and quiet.
Gu Jingzhi and Lao San came to a tea room where someone had already brewed tea at just the right temperature.
Gu Jingzhi picked up the teacup and slowly put it into his mouth.
The third brother wasn't surprised by his impoliteness. Gu Jingzhi was now qualified to be his equal. He smiled and said, "I've always heard that the Marquis of Xiling usually... never visits those brothels, whores, restaurants or teahouses. I imagine this is his first time at Yunwu Tower, right? I wonder if the tea here is to your liking?"
Gu Jingzhi took a sip of tea, put the cup down, and said with a faint smile: "The prince is a man who knows how to live!"
"Ha ha!"
The third brother laughed heartily. He gathered his sleeves and said, "I am a mere idle prince. Even with important officials like the Marquis of Xiling, it's not my turn to intervene. Apart from this life... I don't seem to have much else to do. What do you think?"
I said?
what did I say?
If you really ask me, I can only haha!
Gu Jingzhi looked at the third brother with a smile and said, "Your Majesty's coronation ceremony has ended. When will Your Highness set out to return to the fiefdom?"
"..."
The third brother narrowed his eyes, unconsciously fiddling with the ring on his finger, and said in a slightly cold voice: "Is Marquis Xiling chasing me away?"
Gu Jingzhi shook his sleeves, crossed his hands and placed them on his abdomen, and said with a smile: "What does the law of our ancestors have to do with me?"
The two looked at each other.
The third brother's eyes narrowed into a line, with a slight cold light flashing, while Gu Jingzhi's smile remained unchanged, without a trace of fear.
It’s been a while!
"Ha ha!"
The third brother laughed and said, "Interesting, interesting!"
"I am the son of Taizu. If I were to stay in Beijing, it would indeed be against the rules of our ancestors. Unfortunately, this prosperous capital city makes me nostalgic for it!"
"Look at this teahouse, this beauty..."
He pointed at everything in the tea room, including the tea doctor who was serving tea. She was a beautiful woman with good temperament.
"Hengzhou is remote and not very productive. Even this beauty cannot compare to the beauty in the capital. I will stay for a few days to enjoy myself... What's wrong?"
Ah……
Gu Jingzhi picked up the teacup again and said calmly before taking a sip, "The national mourning hasn't passed yet, so those romantic affairs... Your Highness should be careful with what you say and do! The civil servants of the Metropolitan Censorate are keeping a close eye on you!"
"If the Imperial Censor reports you one day, the Cabinet will probably have to petition His Majesty to punish you for disregarding etiquette and laws!"
"..."
Special!
Either they were violating the ancestral laws or they were ignoring etiquette. The third brother suddenly felt that chatting today was very boring.
He raised his eyebrows and suddenly smiled, "Speaking of beauties, I heard that my sister-in-law sent a peerless beauty to your residence a while ago. I guess Marquis Xiling rarely goes out on weekdays. It must be the joy of being at home that makes people linger, right?"
"Click!"
Gu Jingzhi put down his teacup, his expression indifferent: "Your Highness is so concerned about the residence of an important official. Aren't you afraid that one day you will have no idea when you will sleep?"
what?
The third brother's pupils shrank, and his expression became extremely cold: "Are you threatening this king?"
"if not?"
Gu Jingzhi smiled faintly: "In this world, where there are officialdom, there are also rivers and lakes. Where there are people, there are rivers and lakes. Although Your Highness is of noble status and is the third son of Emperor Taizu, he is still a life after all. It will hurt if a knife cuts into his body, right?"
"you……"
The third brother was a little defensive.
He never expected that Gu Jingzhi would be so confident.
He would never believe that there was no trick in keeping a woman who looked 70% like the current empress dowager in his mansion. He even suspected that the little princess in the court was a bastard!
Gu Jingzhi didn’t know what he was thinking, but even if he knew, he wouldn’t be worried at all!
Not to mention that the third brother didn't dare to expose this matter, even if he did, Gu Jingzhi would still have a way out.
Furthermore...
Even if we take a step back, what's wrong with one or two people in the world looking alike?
As for the affair, or even the blasphemy against the Queen Mother, as long as Gu Jingzhi didn't admit it, who could do anything to him?
A gentleman does not stand under a dangerous wall. He understood this principle in his previous life! The third brother is venomous enough, but it is still a little bit difficult to get words out of him!
Realizing that he could not threaten Gu Jingzhi at all, the third brother gave up the idea. However, a smile appeared on his face again in the blink of an eye. To say that his character... made Gu Jingzhi look at him with a higher regard!
"Marquis Xiling, how about cooperating with me?"
"cooperate?"
Gu Jing was stunned.
He had indeed not expected this. Looking at the third brother's smiling face, he said, "Your Highness, are you going to do business?"
"nature!"
The third brother seemed to have not understood Gu Jingzhi's meaning, or perhaps, in his view, what he was thinking about was actually a business matter. He said, "I think the Marquis of Xiling has already noticed the situation of my eldest nephew, but... I want to ask, does the Marquis of Xiling think it's a little late?"
"..."
Now it was Gu Jingzhi's turn to be silent.
The only thing bothering him now is Zhou Quan, and he doesn't know when that thunder will explode!
He asked calmly, "Is all this the work of Your Highness?"
"hehe!"
The third brother neither admitted nor denied it, but simply smiled and said, "No matter who did it, he's already sitting in that chair. Although my brother entrusted me with his care in front of the entire court, people's hearts are always unpredictable. Is the Marquis of Xiling so sure?"
Gu Jingzhi fell silent again.
Seeing this, the third brother's heart flashed with pride, and he said, "Even if you are as smart as a demon, as long as you don't think about that position, the new policy you are proud of will collapse one day. How will you cope with it then?"
"After gaining power, should I use the emperor to control the other princes, or should I give up the dispute and watch my years of hard work go to waste in a single day, ending in disgrace?"
Faced with the third brother's question, Gu Jingzhi remained silent.
After a few moments of silence, the third brother thought that a gap had opened in Gu Jingzhi's heart, and he couldn't help but say: "Although I don't get along with you, there is one thing I can be sure of: you are not interested in that position!"
"In that case, why do you put yourself in such a dilemma?"
"Why not cooperate with me? I will get what I want, and your new policies and your name, Gu Jingzhi, will be engraved in history books for future generations to admire. Isn't that good?"
Now, Gu Jingzhi is no longer silent!
He laughed!
"hehe!"
"Your Highness has finally spoken your mind!"