"Your Majesty has arrived." A sharp and loud voice sounded.

Everyone stood up to welcome the emperor and his concubine.

"See your majesty, long live your majesty."

"Everyone loves you."

The palace banquet began only when the emperor sat down and raised his glass.

Suddenly, a charming voice was heard.

"Your Majesty, who is the young man behind Mr. Gu from? He looks very unfamiliar to me."

Gu Jue looked at the person who was speaking. She was ranked below the queen and was dressed gorgeously. She should be Concubine Rong, the mother of the third prince.

In an instant, Gu Jue understood.

It seems that they are coming for the Marquis's Mansion.

When the emperor heard Concubine Rong's voice, he subconsciously looked at Gu Jue. In fact, he had seen the old Marquis Gu and Gu Jue behind him as soon as he entered the palace.

When the emperor saw Gu Jue's attire and clothes, he immediately understood what Gu meant.

However, he had originally planned to call Mr. Gu to the imperial study to discuss this matter after the palace banquet. Unexpectedly, he was the first to bring it up.

The emperor pretended to have just seen it and deliberately didn't mention it, "Mr. Gu is here today? I haven't seen you for a long time. How are you?"

Old Marquis Gu brought Gu Jue towards the hall and bowed.

"Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty. I have an old illness and it's getting better and worse."

"I will ask Doctor Zhou to come to your house tomorrow to prescribe some medicine for you to take care of your body."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." After saying this, he bowed and prepared to return to his seat.

The emperor just breathed a sigh of relief.

However, some people don't want to stop there.

"Your Majesty, Lord Gu has not yet introduced the person behind him." The voice was charming, but the words made the emperor feel embarrassed.

"My dear concubine, this is my granddaughter. Today is the palace banquet, and I brought my granddaughter here to introduce her to others, so as to avoid offending you in the future."

Old Marquis Gu's reply was very detailed. If those present were not experienced old foxes in the court, they would probably think that Old Marquis Gu was simply worried that his granddaughter would get into trouble.

"Oh? Granddaughter? I have met Luoluo before. Who is this?"

"Replying to the Imperial Concubine, this is the granddaughter that I just found, Gu Jue." Old Marquis Gu was pleased with the behavior of Imperial Concubine Rong.

Concubine Rong then remembered that it was the eldest daughter.

However, Concubine Rong looked puzzled, "Isn't she a girl? Why is she wearing men's clothes?"

This put the problem on the table. Even if the emperor didn't want to deal with the matter in front of all the court officials, he had to deal with it now.

The emperor looked at Concubine Rong meaningfully, and then asked with concern:

"My dear, I heard that you were ill a while ago. I wonder how you are doing now?"

Although he failed to leave, the emperor still showed concern and asked about him. Old Marquis Gu knew what was going on.

"I, on behalf of Qi'er, would like to thank Your Majesty for his concern."

After he finished speaking, he sighed deeply, "Since that day, Qi'er's health has not improved, and he doesn't want to see anyone. He doesn't care about anything and doesn't care about anything."

"After taking the prescription specially prescribed by Mr. Zhou, I felt better, but I was still depressed and could not recover for a long time. I hope Your Majesty will forgive Gu Qi for not being able to attend court and delaying official duties."

After hearing what Old Marquis Gu said, the emperor frowned slightly. It was pretty much what he thought, but he didn't expect Gu Qi to be so fragile and still not getting better.

However, when the emperor thought of the reason why Gu Qi fell ill, he instantly forgave Gu Qi.

Forget it.

"I remember the clothes Gu Jue is wearing, they were given to you by me. You specially let Gu Jue wear them today, but do you have something to ask for?" The emperor took the initiative to ask the old Marquis Gu what he thought. Since he couldn't avoid it, he would solve it right here.

Hearing the emperor's words, Lord Gu was slightly moved, but his face remained calm and full of grief:

"Your Majesty, I'm sure Your Majesty already knows about my family affairs. Now the Marquis's Mansion is dwindling, and from now on..."

The words were not clear, but His Majesty understood. After thinking about it, he comforted her:

"Mr. Gu, don't worry too much. Mr. Zhou is helping Gu Qing recover. As for the Marquis' Mansion and Gu Qing, you should not worry too much and take care of your health. I will grant Gu Qing a marriage."

He will pick a good wife for Gu Qing who is good in all aspects, as a compensation from Dayan to the Marquis' Mansion.

Unexpectedly, when talking about this, Lord Gu became even more sad. His old face wrinkled, and he looked at the emperor with tears in his eyes. He said sadly, "I thank your majesty, and I ask your majesty to take back your order."

Seeing the determined look on the old Marquis' face, the Emperor did not understand and asked doubtfully,

"Why? Are you worried about my judgment, Mr. Gu? Don't worry, the Queen will choose with me."

"Your Majesty, I trust you the most, but, but..." Old Marquis Gu hesitated.

The emperor felt strange.

"What's wrong? If you have anything to say, you can speak frankly. I won't pursue it."

"Your Majesty is tolerant, but..." Lord Gu looked at the emperor, then at the court officials, gritted his teeth, and said as if he had made up his mind, ready to die:

"It's just that I don't like girls. I'm not worthy of those good girls. I hope Your Majesty will forgive me. I won't harm those girls."

Hearing what Lord Gu said, the emperor was stunned.

The entire hall fell silent, and everyone looked at Old Marquis Gu in shock.

Some people even thought that Mr. Gu was really crazy. He slandered his own son for the sake of a granddaughter.

Some people were skeptical. Could it be that what Old Gu said was true? The Third Master of the Gu Family was already 27 or 28 years old, but he was still unmarried and didn't even go to a brothel. Could it be that he really liked men?

Just when others didn't believe or doubted, the emperor had already believed it.

So, it was because of this incident that there was a big quarrel in the Marquis' Mansion that day, and Gu Qi fainted, and then was diagnosed with a medical illness?

Yes, that makes sense!

Moreover, there is no need for Mr. Gu to go far away, so, is it true that Gu Qing likes men? !

No wonder, Gu Qing is 28 years old and still hasn’t gotten engaged, not even to his first wife…

Suddenly, the emperor seemed to have thought of something and looked suddenly at the prime minister.

No way? !

No way? !

My prime minister is now two years older than Gu Qing!

He's not engaged yet, doesn't have a concubine, and has never even had a woman, right?!

The emperor felt like he had discovered a big secret. He looked at Akino with a dull expression, but happened to meet Akino's eyes.

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