Don't mess with the domineering little princess

"If it's just one person, nothing bad will happen."

He didn't take her words to heart, Gu Lieyang cared more about the news he just heard.Someone caught Mo Lanyue and Lei chatting and laughing together. I don't know what they were talking about. The speaker had no intentions, but the listener did. He would not doubt Mo Lanyue's loyalty to him, but... She and Gu What is there to talk about Gale?There is always some concern in my heart.

"Xiaoyue, did you meet the fourth brother yesterday?"

"There is a laggard who can capsize the whole boat at any time. Your Highness is too easy to say. But these things shouldn't come down to your Highness, so I just said it casually. I will figure out how to solve it myself." .”

Her face was wrinkled like a little old lady's. The so-called frown was referring to her current state.If Nangong Yin's matter cannot be resolved, she always feels that it is a big hidden danger.

"Xiaoyue, you haven't answered my question yet."

"Uh……"

Did he ask her anything just now?Mo Lanyue looked at him in surprise, her eyes were really innocent.

Gu Lieyang didn't annoy her either, and patiently repeated the question he just asked.

"I said, did you meet the fourth brother yesterday?"

Mo Lanyue is not surprised why Gu Lieyang knows what happened to her in the palace. The inner garden of the palace is scattered with the eyeliner of various masters. Although the master has not seen many things with his own eyes, there are always people who will tell her They report.

She nodded, "I met you when you were out for a walk, and we had a chat."

Thinking of Gu Liefeng, Mo Lanyue always felt weird in her heart, and she couldn't explain why. When she thought of Gu Liefeng's familiar face, she felt very strange.

Mo Lanyue leaned closer to Gu Lieyang and carefully looked at his facial features. Gu Lieyang looked somewhat similar to Gu Liege, but compared with Gu Liefeng, the two had completely different styles, and they also had similar personalities. They are very different, the only thing in common is that Gu Lieyang and Gu Liefeng are both interested in the throne, and their father, the emperor, still doesn't seem to want to step down so early.

Even if he had the slightest desire to abdicate in favor of the virtuous, he should have mentioned the selection of the crown prince at this moment, but as far as she knew, Gu Lei still hadn't mentioned a word about the crown prince, and these princes could only do it step by step. Be careful, try to maintain your meager status in the emperor's heart and not lower it.

"What are you looking at?"

Being stared at by her, Gu Lieyang asked amusedly.

"The Fourth Highness hardly recognizes me today. The more I look at him, the more familiar I become. It's just... this feeling is very strange... I actually feel an inexplicable feeling of intimacy when I see him."

She murmured, as if she was confiding to Gu Lieyang, or talking to herself.

"Affection?"

Gu Lieyang looked at her with more serious eyes. The people closest to him have a sense of intimacy with his enemies. This is what he should be worried about. Compared with her worried guards who are afraid of heights, it is nothing.

"Maybe it's an illusion. I'm obviously not familiar with him."

She scratched the broken hair on her forehead, not even sure how she felt in her heart.

"Since it's an illusion, then forget it."

Gu Lieyang sighed softly, unwilling to delve into her so-called inexplicable intimacy, but subconsciously he felt that perhaps he should prevent the two from meeting.

It was the third day of April, and there was less than a month left before the four-year clan meeting. In the past, Gu Lieyang followed Gu Lei to attend, but this time, Gu Lei seemed to want to be fair to the other sons.

Gu Lieyang had just seen Gu Lei come back from the imperial study, and immediately called Guliege to discuss matters in the study.

"No? Father is going to take Big Brother and Fourth Brother with him?"

After hearing Gu Lieyang's narration, Guleg yelled in surprise.

In the past, it was Gu Lieyang's business alone. Why did he bring his three sons with him this time?It is not difficult to guess what Gu Lei is thinking about.

"Although it hasn't been officially announced yet, the emperor has made a decision. Calling me this time can be regarded as a prior notice, lest I have any thoughts in my heart."

There was no trace of worry on Gu Lieyang's calm face, but Gu Liege was very worried.

"Third Brother, do you think Father will choose one of the three of you to be the crown prince this time?"

"It is true that such a possibility cannot be ruled out."

He nodded lightly, his tone very calm.On the way back, he had already thought very clearly what their father was going to do. As sons, they had no way to stop him. The only thing he could do was to express himself well in front of his father.

And this point, I am afraid that other brothers also know very clearly.

"Why are you in no hurry?"

"As long as I can be the best among all the princes, then this time, it may not be a bad thing for me. The position of the prince has not been decided for a long time. Presumably the other brothers have already started to worry secretly. We have all waited for too long, isn't it? ?"

Gu Lieyang smiled lightly, not only was he not worried, on the contrary, he was already looking forward to this clan meeting.

Seeing Gu Lieyang like this, Guliege was also relieved. After all, it was his third brother who was going to compete for the crown prince, not him.

In less than three days, Gu Lei called his sons again and officially announced the arrangement of the people who would accompany him to the clan assembly.

"I used to bring my third child to the clan assembly, but this time, I hope Lie Qing and Lie Feng can also go with me. Do you have any objections?"

While speaking, Gu Lei's eyes fell on Gu Lieqing and Gu Liefeng, and he didn't pay much attention to the other sons.

Among the several sons standing in front of him, there are not many who have outstanding abilities and have contributed to the court. If he wants to choose a successor for himself, he will naturally choose among these sons who have helped.

"It is a great honor to be able to participate in the clan meeting with the emperor."

Gu Lieqing couldn't hide the joy in his heart, and answered with a big smile.

In contrast, Gu Liefeng was much more restrained. He stepped out sideways and bowed respectfully to Gu Lei, "I will definitely not disappoint my father."

The princes who did not participate quickly left the imperial study room, leaving behind only the three people who would be entrusted with important tasks.

Gu Lei glanced at Gu Lieqing, Gu Lieyang and Gu Liefeng one by one. He knew his three outstanding sons very well, but he still had no idea which one was suitable to succeed him as the throne.

"Lie Yang, I recently heard that the captain of the guards in your palace has a good reputation, and the guards under him all follow her lead, and dare not show any disobedience?"

Gu Lei looked at Gu Lieyang, changed the topic, but asked about Mo Lanyue, Gu Lieyang just smiled, and replied, "The guards did obey her, obediently, even a little bit talkative tendency."

"Oh? Then it seems that she is quite competent."

"I feel that she does everything by herself and is thoughtful. I am very relieved to entrust the guards to her management."

Seeing that the topic gradually deviated from the topic, Gu Lieyang was wondering why the emperor suddenly cared about Mo Lanyue, and then he heard Gu Lei's deep voice rang in his ears.

"I'm very interested in your captain of the guard. After you go back, you let her come to see me. I have something to ask her."

"This one……"

"What? Afraid that I will not be the one who bullies you?"

Gu Lei's half-joking and half-serious words made Gu Lieyang unable to refute. He was faintly displeased, and instantly froze the atmosphere to the extreme.

"Of course not, I just asked her to come see Father."

Gu Lieyang reluctantly agreed, he knew very well that if he entangled with his father on this issue again, Mo Lanyue might not just meet his father and be asked a few questions later.

The meaning of disobedience to the father is a crime that will never be forgiven. At this time, he still can't afford it.

The other two listened to the conversation between the emperor and Gu Lieyang calmly. They all held the attitude of watching with cold eyes, and no one wanted to get involved in this muddy water.I have heard earlier that the newly appointed captain of the guards in Gu Lieyang Palace is stern and selfless, and he has trained all the guards to be inhumane, complaining a lot, but the strange thing is that no matter how ill-treated the guards are, none of them are against her.

This made the image of Mo Lanyue, a little girl in the palace, more or less mysterious. After all, a big girl wants to subdue dozens of big men. Before, it was something that never happened.

Perhaps such rumors also reached the emperor's ears, but he didn't know that he would have such a great interest in her, and even summoned her personally, which was enough to show that the emperor valued Mo Lanyue.

"Okay, now that we've finished talking about nonsense, it's time to talk about business."

Gu Lei waved to his three sons, and the three of them approached one after another. Then he continued, "I think you three can probably guess what is the reason for the clan meeting held every four years in our Four Kingdoms."

The three looked at each other in blank dismay, and no one planned to speak first.

Although Gu Lieyang attended the clan meeting with him, the previous clan meeting was nothing special. In his opinion, it was just a gathering of ordinary family relatives to chat and talk about current affairs.

But since Gu Lei asked this question, he must have other meanings. Most of the things that need to gather the strength of the four countries to plan are related to the Caiying Kingdom.

The same guess was also floating in Gu Liefeng's heart, and he also chose to remain silent, waiting for Gu Lei's next words.

"The reason why we hold this clan meeting on a regular basis is to plan to overthrow the Caiying Kingdom. There are too many things that were lacking before, so I haven't mentioned it to you all the time, but I am very happy that each of you has followed my hope. The direction of development has been very good, and now, the combined national strength of our four countries can barely compete with the Caiying Kingdom, so we still lack a good strategy for this clan meeting."

"Father wants us to come up with a plan that satisfies the uncles and uncles of the other three countries?"