After being forced to marry the prince

Chu Wu stepped forward and bowed down to worship:

"Join Father!"

"Exemption!" The emperor looked Chu Wu up and down, and then frowned slightly, "You don't look very good, but you don't feel well?"

Chu Wuwen said, his heart became slightly cold.He knew that his complexion was not bad, at least the same as usual.

Now that the emperor asked this question, he obviously heard something.

"Returning to the emperor's words, the son's body is not uncomfortable."

"Really?" The emperor leaned forward slightly, and said meaningfully, "Jiu, you should know that even if there is really any problem, I will only feel sorry for you, and I will never blame you."

Chu Wuhad hesitated for a moment, and immediately said: "Father is worried! Please rest assured, my son is fine and has no discomfort."

The emperor didn't reply immediately, but looked at him thoughtfully, and his eyes stopped on his arm for a moment.Chu Wuwei lowered his head, his expression was calm, neither guilty nor fearful.

The banquet was quiet, and everyone looked back and forth between the emperor and Chu Wu calmly, and those who were more sensitive had already smelled something different from fatherly kindness and sonly filial piety.

"Your Majesty." Concubine Rong turned her gaze softly, and her charming voice broke the momentary silence, "Didn't you say before that you would give the Nine Kings the red coral that the South Sea paid tribute to?"

"Well, yes." The emperor immediately turned back and ordered Eunuch Xiao to bring the coral, and said to Chu Wudao, "The South China Sea sent a coral plant earlier, and the shape is quite interesting. I thought that Ah Jiu, you have never liked golden and jade things. , this is just right for you."

Chu Wu thanked: "Thank you, Father!"

The coral was delivered quickly. The red coral was fixed on a one-foot-square silver base. The coral was one foot high, with a warm texture like wax. gaze.

Amidst the genuine or false exclamations of others, Gu Baiji's expression remained unchanged, but his gaze sank slightly.

You don't need to look to know how heavy this thing is.To those who practiced martial arts, it might be mediocre, but to Chu Wu at this time, it was really a little bit of a struggle to hold such a thing.

However, what the emperor personally bestowed must be accepted.

Chu Wu knelt down, stretched out his hands to pick up the coral, and was about to thank him again, when the emperor glanced at him, resting his gaze on his arm for a moment, then frowned and said:

"Where's my inkstone, why didn't you bring it over?"

"Your Majesty's atonement!" Eunuch Xiao hastily knelt down and pleaded guilty, "This old servant was negligent."

The emperor waved his hand, "That's all, hurry up and get it!"

After Eunuch Xiao left, the emperor turned to Chu Wudao: "I have an inkstone, I like it very much, I thought of giving it to you, but these servants forgot."

Chu Wu thanked him again. As for the fact that he was still carrying the coral, the emperor seemed to have forgotten it, and he never excused him from the ceremony. He just let him be high-end, and occasionally chatted with him a few words.

At this moment, Chu Wu and Gu Baiji completely understood the emperor's plan.

Regarding the matter of whether Chu Wu was injured or not, the emperor just gave the general and the prince a marriage. Naturally, he would not tear his face and order people to take off Chu Wu's clothes. impossible.

After all, if Gu Baiji really hurt Chu Wu when he just gave the marriage, the meaning expressed in it is very debatable.

Not to mention whether Gu Baiji was really dissatisfied with this marriage to the point of directly hurting someone, if the emperor really got such a handle against the general's mansion, he would naturally not let it go.

Since it is impossible to check directly, what the emperor intends is to directly force Chu Wu to admit it.

Except for the few people who knew what was going on at the banquet, even if the others didn't know what happened, they could still see the aura of tension.

The atmosphere became more and more quiet, and almost everyone's eyes were on Chu Wu, who was kneeling in front of the emperor and holding the coral with both hands.

Wearing a plain shirt, his satin-like black hair was winding on the ground, and his ink-wash figure made the pot of coral in his hand even more gorgeous.

However, compared to the crowd with different expressions, Chu Wu seemed to be in a painting, his posture remained unchanged, and his expression did not change a bit.

The wine glass in Gu Baiji's hand shattered silently, and the porcelain pieces pierced his palm.

—— Being protected by someone behind his back is unique in Gu Baiji's 20 years of life.People around him have always looked up to him, worshiped him, followed him and even attached to him.But at this very moment, there was such a person, with a thin figure that could not even be regarded as burly, standing firmly in front of him.

At the banquet, all eyes who didn't know the truth were on Chu Wu, and those who really understood what happened at this time were secretly observing Gu Baiji's reaction.

However, whether it was the calmness at the beginning, or the doubt after seeing Chu Wu kneeling all the time, and a little bit of just right worry, Gu Baiji performed very well.

"His Majesty!"

Under the gaze of everyone, Gu Baiji suddenly stood up, went straight to Chu Wu's side, knelt down, leaned over and said, "It's my negligence!"

In an instant, all eyes were on Gu Baiji, even Chu Wu turned his head and looked at him in surprise.

Concubine Rong and the Seventh Prince and the others had uncontrollable excitement in their burning eyes, as if they were waiting for Gu Baiji to say something to deceive the king.

"Oh?" The emperor looked at him with interest, "Gu Qing, tell me, what did you neglect?"

Chu Wu pursed his lips, and was about to try to say something when he saw Gu Baiji raised his hand and saluted.

Gu Baiji knelt very close to him, and when he raised his hand, his elbow just rested quietly under Chu Wu's elbow, instantly bearing most of the force for him.

Chu Wu was taken aback, then lowered his head slightly, heaved a sigh of relief, and at the same time swallowed the fishy sweetness in his throat.

"Return to Your Majesty." Gu Baiji said, "Since I have received the grace to tie the knot with King Jiuke, it is time for the two of you to work together. This time, Your Majesty has bestowed such a gift on King Ke, and I should thank the Lord together!"

After speaking, he kept the posture of thanking him unchanged, which was consistent with Chu Wu who was holding the coral. It really seemed like the husband and wife were advancing and retreating together.

Gu Baiji's words were really unexpected. The emperor was slightly disappointed, but he couldn't find a reason to refute for a while, and for a while he was a little annoyed and laughed:

"Since Gu Qing has such a deep friendship, let's wait for my Fang Yantai together with Ah Jiu! Since you two are one husband and wife, it doesn't make any difference whether you give it to him or you."

Gu Baiji immediately thanked, "Thank you, Your Majesty, Long En!"

Eunuch Xiao, who was going to get the inkstone, finally came late. After the emperor gave the inkstone to the two of them, he said somewhat dispiritedly: "You two, step back! I haven't seen Ah Jiu for a long time, I just want to see him more."

The latter sentence can be regarded as an explanation to everyone for his somewhat abnormal behavior today.

After the two thanked each other again, Gu Baiji immediately took the coral from Chu Wu's hand in a considerate manner, with gentle and careful movements, as if he was really worried that he would break it.

Back at his seat, Gu Bai was extremely surprised to find that there was another intact wine glass in front of him. He raised his head and saw the eleventh prince Chu Yu smiling and nodding to him.