King's favor is hard to do

Li Guangning's voice was out of control.

Wang Li looked up and saw Li Guangning shaking his head in pain.He didn't know whether Li Guangning was talking to him, or talking to himself—or if he was just desperately suppressing another self full of hope in his heart.

——What if Lord Du didn't betray this time?What if Sir Du did not betray His Majesty?Master Ruo Du...do you really care about Your Majesty?

Wang Li clearly saw that this was a light and delicate possibility, and it had pierced through a layer of illusory fog that His Majesty spent three years building.This fog once protected His Majesty's mind, preventing him from collapsing three years ago...

But now, His Majesty has been hiding in this dark mist for too long, but he is terribly afraid of a ray of real light outside.

If you can't take this opportunity to make the gap even bigger, I'm afraid His Majesty will build up this fog again in a blink of an eye, making it impenetrable!

When is the next opportunity to pull him out?

Thinking of this, Wang Li couldn't help but speak.

"His Majesty."

"That vain villain, I must never have any expectations of him..."

"His Majesty!"

The voice was not loud, but Li Guangning was startled.He raised his head, his eyes were red, he turned to Wang Li in a daze.

After a while, Li Guangning nodded hesitantly.

"……you say."

Wang Li plopped and knelt on the ground.

"I don't know the heights of heaven and earth, I have something to tell His Majesty! I shouldn't say such a thing, I just beg Your Majesty to spare my life for the sake of my loyalty!"

Wang Li has been by Li Guangning's side since he was young, and it has been many years in a flash.But he has always been cautious in his words and deeds, and never said more than he should not say.It was unusual for him to say this.Li Guangning was really attracted, he nodded slowly,

"I forgive you for your innocence. Say, what's the matter?"

"That day, Lord Du confided a word to the old slave in the room in front of the side hall."

"What?"

"Master Du said that he... had His Majesty in his heart."

Li Guangning fell silent for a moment.

Li Guangning fell silent for a moment.He slowly turned his head to look at Wang Li, and subconsciously opened his mouth—but he didn't speak.

He stared at Wang Li.After a long time, a sentence was squeezed out between the teeth.

"Wang Li! Do you know what you are talking about?"

"The servant knows."

"You also know that you are a slave! These words, you should rot in your stomach, and you should never let me know! Du Yuzhang is just using you to deceive me - he is deceiving the emperor! Do you understand the deception! This dog Things... You have been by my side for so many years, can you even tell this trick? Ah? But you use this kind of nonsense... Do you also want to bully the king?! I trust you, don't let me down I! You..."

"The slave understands."

For the first time, Wang Li interrupted Li Guangning's speech.

"Your Majesty, it is precisely because this servant has followed His Majesty from the Eastern Palace for so many years - precisely to live up to His Majesty's kindness, this servant must report Lord Du's words to His Majesty."

Li Guangning choked.Of course he knew that Wang Li would never speak lightly, and he also understood what this loyal servant for many years meant when he said these words.

"Wang Li! You..."

"The slaves are also ready."

Wang Li took off the belt badge of the chief executive at his waist, put it respectfully at Li Guangning's feet, and kowtowed vigorously.

"The servant knows very well that the first rule of serving the master is that one should never make irresponsible remarks about the master's affairs, let alone point fingers at the people the master cares about! But the servant has been with His Majesty for so many years, and the servant cannot look at His Majesty. Missed again and again with Master Du..."

"What did I miss with him? He's just a monster! A plaything! He's not worthy for me to like him...not worthy! I can't have him in my heart! I can't have him! He has repeatedly betrayed me, deceived me, and used me! He How can such a lowly thing be worthy of having him in my heart?"

Li Guangning blurted out.He growled faster and faster, his chest rising and falling.

Wang Li looked at him and asked softly,

"Your Majesty, this old slave only said that Lord Du had His Majesty in his heart. But he never asked, did His Majesty ever have Lord Du in his heart?"

Li Guangning was originally resting his hands on the desk.Hearing this, he grabbed the desk with his fingertips tightly, and the veins on the back of his hand burst out.

"shut up……"

"But why did Your Majesty blurt out—Your Majesty cannot have Lord Du in his heart?"

"I tell you to shut up..."

"...Could it be that Your Majesty once thought about something with Lord Du?"

"you!"

Li Guangning raised his head abruptly, his eyes were red.His chest heaved violently,

"Wang Li! You really don't want your life, don't you!"

"The old slave is really presumptuous today. The old slave also knows that His Majesty has never thought about this before. It's just that after Lord Du's fake death this time, His Majesty's heart..."

Wang Li stopped.But for Li Guangning, this was a thunderstorm, so he couldn't help but not listen.

Wang Li is a slave, but he is old and has developed a pair of eyes that can see through people's hearts.He has long seen that Li Guangning is not unusual for Du Yuzhang.But Li Guangning himself didn't realize it, so what can others say?

Unexpectedly, this time Master Du narrowly escaped death, His Majesty's mind was shaken, and he actually opened a crack in the ignorance of the way of love.

Therefore, even if Wang Li risked his life, he must say Du Yuzhang's words - otherwise, if there was another mistake, wouldn't Li Guangning regret it for the rest of his life?

Wang Li is a loyal servant.Seeing the confused look on Li Guangning's face, he made up his mind and spoke boldly:

"Your Majesty, when you didn't think about it before, this old slave didn't dare to be as presumptuous as today. But since His Majesty has it in his heart, if the slave doesn't say it, isn't it disloyal?"

"In my heart...in my heart, I just think of him as a plaything...a bed slave...I don't have any..."

"Your Majesty said that Du Xiang is a plaything, so consider him a plaything. But your Majesty, this old slave has something to say—it is a plaything, the kind of plaything that can be trampled on at will, and you can change it when you die... and Fang On the top of my heart, I can't bear to part with his dead plaything...is it always different?"

"enough!"

Li Guangning finally slammed his palm on the desk.Wang Li subconsciously closed his eyes.

He waited for Li Guangning's heart-warming words, and then there would be overwhelming anger and death orders.

Unexpectedly, Li Guangning really kicked him, but it didn't hit him.Instead, something rolled in front of him - he opened his eyes and found that Li Guangning had kicked his waist card over.

"Take your badge and go back to work!"

Li Guangning slammed open the door of the imperial study,

"I don't want to hear these stupid words from you again!"

"...The old slave obeys the order."

"Don't hurry up!"

Wang Li really withdrew.Li Guangning sat down slumped, covered his face with his hands, and sighed heavily.

……

"Master Du?...Master Du!"

In the prime minister's office, Du Yuzhang came back to his senses.

There is a rapid knock on the door, accompanied by a call,

"Lord Du, I'm Bai Jiaoran! Are you alright?"

"...I'm fine."

Du Yuzhang looked around, and there was a mess all over the place—the inkstone was broken in half, and the teacup became porcelain pieces.The documents were scattered all over the place, many of which were splashed with ink.

He was sitting among these things, his legs were bare, and he was still holding a piece of broken porcelain in his hand.Spreading out the palm, the blood drops fell to the ground together with the tiles, and there was a local crisp sound.

"Master Du, can I come in?"

Du Yuzhang stood up, randomly gathered the documents on the ground, and piled them on the chopping board.Then he gathered his outer robe to cover up the traces of violence.The ink and broken porcelain on the ground can't be cared about.

"Please come in."

When Bai Jiaoran came in, he saw Du Yuzhang's expression was gloomy, his hair was a little disheveled, and there was even a mess behind him.Afraid of Du Yuzhang's embarrassment, he had no choice but to pretend not to see the chaos on the ground.

"Lord Du, take a break. I've made some tea."

"...Master Bai is bothering you."

"Just now... His Majesty seemed to have a bad complexion when he left just now."

The teacups were all broken, so Bai Jiaoran had no choice but to fetch two more.He asked with some concern, "Could it be that we made a mistake and made His Majesty feel bad?"

"It has nothing to do with you." Du Yuzhang forced a smile. "Your Majesty, when he saw me, he couldn't feel better."

"..."

Bai Jiaoran didn't know what to say, but she was still a little worried.That night, he forced Du Yuzhang to go to the largest restaurant in the capital to "get drunk this night" so that he could relax.

"This restaurant costs a lot of money. But Mr. Bai spent a lot of money."

"It's okay, I just want some home-cooked dishes. Don't be polite, Mr. Du!"

Just as Bai Jiaoran finished speaking, four young women filed into the private room.Each of them put down four dishes—a total of four dishes of snacks, four dishes of desserts, four soups, and four main dishes, all of which were exquisite.

Du Yuzhang looked at Bai Jiaoran suspiciously,

"Master Bai, didn't you say it's just some home-cooked food?"

"I……"

Bai Jiaoran's expression was subtle.But before he could speak, another row of women came, each of them carrying the same meal—shark fins were bright and plump, and the soup was thick; duck feet were fat and plump, dotted with shredded red and green peppers; fat and tender lamb The top-grade short ribs are cooked, and the mutton oil squeaks, exuding a tangy meat aroma... There are also diced chicken, fish rolls, bamboo fungus, red mushrooms, beef bones, water shield soup... delicacies from mountains and seas, and so on.

Bai Jiaoran's face completely darkened.He gritted his teeth and let out a cry,

"Han Yuan!"

"Hey, here it is."

The door opened again, and Han Yuan walked in.He was not polite at all, and sat directly on the owner's seat, throwing a food box aside.The lid opened, revealing a box of pink and tender peaches.

"Another bottle of good wine needs to be brewed with fine nectar that is more than ten years old. These peaches are crushed by the back chef to squeeze out the juice, filtered and put into a pot, and sent to that Lord Bai over there."

"Han Yuan! You..."

"Why, Lord Bai wants to drink too?"

The corner of Han Yuan's lips twitched,

"Okay, I'll ask someone to serve you a bowl of fermented rice sherbet with more rock sugar."

Fermented glutinous rice sherbet is a common drink at the banquets of the noble children of Dayan. There is a little bit of fermented glutinous rice in it, which can be regarded as tainted with alcohol.How could Bai Jiaoran not know that he was making fun of him as a child?Even more angry flushed.