Help! I just woke up and was stabbed by a big kid

The prince's wedding was held with great grandeur.

It was unknown whether Qin Zhaoyue was intentionally hiding his incompetence or really wanted to set an example in front of the people, but the scale of the wedding had actually been reduced a lot. However, it was still lively and joyous, and on the surface it was extremely gorgeous. How much of it was just for show, probably only Qin Zhaoyue and Jing Sang knew.

After the emperor woke up, he immediately made up for the reward to his daughter-in-law Jing Sang. This marriage had been decided long ago, so he naturally did not show any dissatisfaction.

However, the Emperor had not yet issued an edict on the matter where the Crown Prince and Empress had decided to marry Jing Yu to Gu Xu.

This makes the whole thing a little bit more delicate.

But now, the crown prince and the crown princess have just paid their respects to the emperor and empress, and the whole marriage process has been completed. Jing Sang was sent to the crown princess' courtyard in the East Palace, waiting for Qin Zhaoyue to return from the wedding banquet.

The banquet was originally planned to be grand, with all the officials and nobles in the capital invited, but the emperor was in good health, so everything returned to the starting point. Only the relatives of the Crown Princess Jing and a few princes were present, and the wedding ceremony of the crown prince was no different from that of previous dynasties.

Gu Xu was also among the guests invited to the banquet.

As the future son-in-law of the Jing family, it was not unreasonable for him to appear here. Beside him, Wu Yan and Wu Yun were his trusted subordinates who had already escaped from the ranks of the secret guards and now had official positions arranged by Qin Zhaoyue, but it was better than nothing.

"Young Lord Gu, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has heard too many congratulations today, and I'm afraid his ears must have calluses. So, I'm not going to offend you, but to congratulate you!" Prince Ping walked to Gu Xu's side, holding a wine glass.

Gu Xu inevitably drank some wine, his cheeks slightly red, and he squinted his eyes at the people coming towards him.

Without Wu Yan's reminder, he naturally recognized this man, Qin Zhaoqing's father.

The person who almost married Gu Yue at the banquet.

That night banquet was extremely thrilling. The emperor's arranged marriage was full of traps, but Gu Yue spoke frankly and acted decisively, which pushed forward a "good marriage" so that later on, the emperor and the prince could not find an opportunity to make a move in this regard.

This King Ping...

Gu Xu didn't have a good face towards this person.

He raised his glass lightly and gestured.

Prince Ping was a little embarrassed. But he had been a figurehead for many years, and he didn't have much ability, so he was used to being looked down upon. The smile on his face didn't even fade, but he bent down and clinked glasses with Gu Xu in a humble manner.

"Before the New Year, our two families almost got married, but who would have thought that Gu Dashi would be so ungrateful and actually lose face for the royal family on the spot!" Prince Ping was talking about something else, "But I never thought that we would become relatives with the young master's family."

He was drunk, and he wanted to take the marriage that had taken three turns to himself. In a daze, he vaguely remembered the rumors flying around outside, and with a trace of pity and pleasure, he put his arm around Gu Xu's shoulder.

"What a shame! Gu Dashi probably never thought that he would deliberately suppress you, but you still got the benefit." King Ping laughed, "But what about him? His body was exposed in the wilderness and no one cared about it. I heard that he was shot by an arrow and fell to death? This is really the cycle of fate-"

Before he could finish his sentence, the dull sound of flesh colliding and the crisp sound of bones cracking were heard.

King Ping fell out and crashed onto the table behind him. The best pork elbows, Jinling roast duck, fresh seasonal vegetables and palace wine all spilled onto his exquisite robes, instantly becoming a dirty mess like swill. The solid wood round table was overturned, and the people at the table fled in fear.

Everyone at the wedding banquet was shocked by this sudden scene, and the scene fell silent for a moment.

"Your Highness Prince Ping is probably too old and drank some wine, so he can't stand steadily." Gu Xu stood up and looked coldly at Prince Ping who was hurriedly helped up by the servant.

King Ping's face was horrified, his mouth full of blood. He covered his chin tightly, and saw murderous intent in Gu Xu's eyes.

Qin Zhaoyue came hurriedly and heard Gu Xu's explanation.

"Why don't you serve me well?" He frowned slightly, looking at King Ping with a subtle annoyance in his eyes, "Help Uncle go down and have some rest."

Even though the personal servant of Prince Ping saw the whole thing, he didn't dare to say anything. The prince was beaten like this, and if he tried to stand up and seek justice for his master, he would probably die without a bone left!

Several people hurriedly supported King Ping, and they ran away tremblingly.

Qin Zhaoyue was somewhat dissatisfied with Gu Xu, but did not get angry immediately - Gu Xu was still profitable, and it was not worthwhile to offend him for King Ping.

"I'm sorry to have frightened you all. Uncle Wang was probably a little careless." Qin Zhaoyue, still smelling of alcohol, bowed to everyone present and apologized. The eunuchs of the East Palace had already cleaned up the mess on the ground quickly, and the princes at this table were invited to another table.

Those who were far away had no idea what had happened and just thought it was someone falling down. Soon they began to toast and chat, and the party became lively again. Even if some of the people who were nearby knew that King Ping was beaten by Gu Xu, they did not dare to say anything and just pretended not to see anything.

Everyone knows which is more important, the confidant of King Ping or the confidant of the future emperor.

But no one dared to approach Gu Xu to talk to him anymore.

Qin Zhaoyue whispered, "What's wrong?"

"This thief was speaking arrogantly, I just taught him a lesson." Gu Xu smiled slightly, but the smile did not reach his eyes, "Your Highness, I am overstepping my authority."

"It's okay." Qin Zhaoyue waved his hand and said, "This person is indeed not decent. It's nothing if you teach him a lesson."

He gently brushed Gu Xu's shoulders, as if he was very close to her, and then returned to the crowd over there. He was newlywed and had a lot of wine to drink.

Gu Xu's face immediately turned cold when Qin Zhaoyue turned and left.

Wu Yan took out a handkerchief.

Gu Xu wiped the blood foam on the back of his hand and threw the handkerchief on the ground.

Wu Yun entered the courtyard at this time.

He leaned forward and said, "Master, everything is ready."

"Okay." Gu Xu picked up the silver chopsticks, slowly picked up a piece of meat from the plate in front of him, and put it into his mouth.

He whispered, "...very good."

……

The emperor almost crumpled the secret report in his hand into a ball.

"Su Muying... I still underestimated him. I thought he was quite ambitious, but I didn't expect it!" He almost gritted his teeth, grabbed the blank page at hand and started writing.

Chen Shuo fell to his knees, not knowing how the emperor would deal with him.

The kneeling Hidden Dragon Guard Chief Supervisor replied, "Zhou Xinglin has confessed everything. We followed the address he gave us and found the pharmacy base in Luoyang City that had not been removed. There was still that poisonous grass inside. The quantity was huge, enough to infect everyone in the capital overnight."

"What about other things?" The emperor suddenly stopped writing and suppressed his anger.

"It is basically the same as what the Crown Prince reported. He did not hide anything." The Chief Supervisor replied.

"But he left you alone..." The emperor sneered, "It seems that he is also on guard against me."