King's favor is hard to do

"I dare not disobey Your Majesty. It's getting late. I'm tired and want to go back and rest."

"Go."

This time around, I'm afraid I'll never see such an amiable Li Guangning again.

Du Yuzhang knew in his heart that when the Seventh Prince raises troops in the future, his plan will be realized.He met the western barbarians in private, colluded with the Seventh Prince, and threatened Xu Xiaoqiu, all of which were capital crimes.Unless Li Guangning trusted him to the extreme, he would surely die.

——Li Guangning, might you believe him?

Du Yuzhang looked up at Li Guangning for the last time.Emperor Dayan lowered his head with a focused expression.Du Yuzhang took another look, and finally got up and left.

Forget it, there is nothing to miss.

But before he walked out of the room, Du Yuzhang heard a voice behind him,

"and many more!"

"What's your majesty's order?"

"In three days, it will be the third day of May."

Du Yuzhang stopped moving.He turned his back to Li Guangning and didn't say a word.Li Guangning's voice came from behind him, he seemed a little hesitant, but also made up his mind.

"If you are willing... Let's go back to the East Palace to have a look that day. I haven't been back for a long time. In fact, I often dream about how happy the days are at that time."

"..."

"Yuzhang, in fact, I have dreamed of returning to the East Palace all these years, and you are always by my side every time."

"..."

"Yuzhang... I really mean it when I write it off."

"..."

Du Yuzhang still didn't say a word, but his eyes were red.

——It's really worthless.Du Yuzhang thought, he clearly made up his mind that he would never shed another tear for this man.

"Du Qing?"

Li Guangning stood up and walked behind Du Yuzhang.He held Du Yuzhang's face, and wiped his thumb from the corner of his eyes.

"What's wrong with you? Why are you crying?"

"I'm not crying."

Du Yuzhang bit his lip and forced a smile.

"The minister is very happy."

"...Children's temper."

Li Guangning seemed relieved.With a smile, he kissed Du Yuzhang's forehead.

"You don't need to be so happy. Du Qing, I have forgiven you for the past. You and I, the monarch and my subjects, have a long life--I always feel very happy when I think of the future."

Having said this, Li Guangning stopped talking.He kept kissing Du Yuzhang's face, and held back for a long time before he could say,

"Be good in the future. I have a quick temper, so don't ask for trouble. Be good, and I can treat you better. Okay?"

"……it is good."

With this "yes", Li Guangning's face lit up.He smiled and asked Du Yuzhang,

"Okay! On the third day of May, what will you and I do? Enjoy flowers? Play chess? I'll tell them to go back to the East Palace to make preparations, clean up and tidy up. Don't be in a hurry and lose interest!"

As Li Guangning said, he raised his arm to call Wang Li in.But a cold hand held him down,

"Your Majesty is not in a hurry."

Du Yuzhang raised his head.The corners of his eyes were still red, but his smile carried an indescribable meaning.

"After the day after tomorrow, if His Majesty is still willing to go with Yuzhang, it will not be too late to arrange."

Li Guangning was taken aback for a moment, then laughed out loud.

"Why? I'm the emperor, so why would I go back on my word? You don't have to wait until the day after tomorrow! I can promise you today—not only this year, but every year on the third day of May in the future, I will accompany you! How about it?"

"Really? That would be great."

Du Yuzhang smiled slightly.

"Sir, thank Your Majesty Long En."

……

After leaving the palace, the sky completely sank.

The carriage ran briskly on the Yonglu Road, Du Yuzhang opened the window and let the cold wind blow across his face.Looking at the familiar street scenery, Du Yuzhang looked melancholy.

——Su Rucheng will see him for the last time tonight.In the name of prime minister, he will secretly sign an agreement with Su Rucheng on border peace talks.

If the Seventh Prince's plan succeeds...

——In the future, Xu Xiaoqiu's people will attack outside the capital and clash with Su Rucheng's people.The conflict will expand, people will set fires in the city, and in the chaos, many people dressed in barbarian clothes will set fires everywhere in the city.

——On May [-]rd, after blaming Ximan for the arson incident, Mu Lang fished in troubled waters and quickly occupied the palace with the support of Xu Xiaoqiu's army.The Empress Dowager Li Ying and Xu Xiaoqiu worked together to rescue the Seventh Prince from the Forbidden Garden, kill Li Guangning, and finally win the throne.

Du Yuzhang's food and Xu Xiaoqiu's pawns are the two key killers in the seven princes' chess game.

The Seventh Prince didn't know that he himself was also a pawn in Du Yuzhang's hands.

Xu Xiaoqiu's son is in Du Yuzhang's hands.He will fight back at the last moment of the palace change and uproot the power of the Seventh Prince.No matter whether it is Mu Lang who secretly supports him, or the queen mother who makes troubles, they cannot escape this net.

The Seventh Prince thought he could hide the truth and use the Western barbarians to confuse the situation.Little did he know that Su Rucheng had promised Du Yuzhang a long time ago, and all this was just a tacit cooperation performance.

The only condition for Su Rucheng is that after the mutiny is launched, Du Yuzhang will take advantage of the chaos and follow him.

Du Yuzhang didn't confide a word to Li Guangning about this whole matter.

But he knew that he couldn't hide it for too long.