Prince is a ghost

The night is just right.

The palace is brightly lit, and the sound of silk and bamboo can be heard endlessly.In order to celebrate the triumphant return of the general, the emperor gave a banquet to all the ministers.Sitting next to the emperor is the empress who is graceful, luxurious and dignified.The queen had a faint smile on her face, and her hands unconsciously covered her lower abdomen from time to time.

The emperor watched the performances of the glamorous singers and dancers for a while, but felt that they were all the same, and it was not worth seeing.The emperor was playing with the wine glass, looked at the handsome young man sitting on the lower right of him, and thought about it.

This newly-promoted general is highly skilled in martial arts and resourceful. In just seven years, he has grown from an ordinary soldier to a powerful general in Dayan's hands.The speed of his promotion was astonishingly fast, and many ministers had raised objections, but they were all rejected by the emperor one by one.

Although this general is very capable, he has no background at all. His parents died early in the war, and he chose to join the army to make a living.His life experience was the main reason why the emperor promoted him, and the emperor needed such a person to balance the situation in the court.

During the whole banquet, the general had no expression on his face. He was neither overbearing nor humble, neither honored nor disgraceful, which made the emperor appreciate him even more.

"Ai Qing." The emperor held up the wine glass, "I respect you."

The young man stood up, "Thank you, Your Majesty." After speaking, he drank the wine in the glass.

The emperor took a sip of his wine and said with a smile: "Aiqing suppressed the rebellion in the south this time, and wiped out the rebels in just a few months. It's my great fortune to get a talent like Aiqing."

The young man lowered his head and looked down, "I dare not."

Sitting opposite the young man was the uncle of the Holy Majesty - Prince Kang.Prince Kang is too strong to drink, but after drinking a few cups, his cheeks are flushed and his eyes are blurred.Hearing the emperor's words, Lord Kang glanced at the young man a few more times, and then burst out laughing, "The legendary story of the general's heroic killing of the enemy on the battlefield must have been spread among the people... I don't know if those ordinary people know that the general is like this." What will happen to a beautiful woman who is all over the country."

There was an instant silence at the banquet.

The young man glanced at Lord Kang, and said calmly: "Your Highness is joking."

"Are you joking?" Prince Kang was stunned for a moment, "I'm not joking! As far as the appearance of the general is concerned, even the male favorites in the palace of this prince can't compare with the general one or two."

As soon as this remark came out, the scene became more and more embarrassing.Even the emperor gave King Kang a warning look, but King Kang was almost drunk a long time ago, unable to guess the holy meaning at all, and stared straight at the young man. "General, it's not easy for a man to grow up like this. This reminds me of one of his elder brothers that my father mentioned to me when he was still alive. It is said that he also has the appearance of a heavenly man, but it's a pity..."

Seeing that Lord Kang was about to mention the big taboo in the palace, the Queen hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, I think the Lord is almost drunk, why don't you let him go back to the mansion to rest earlier."

"Alright." The emperor's face was not very good-looking, "Come here, take the prince back to the mansion."

After being made such a fuss by Lord Kang, the emperor had no interest in continuing the banquet, and after saying a few perfunctory words, he let the officials disperse.

After the banquet, the emperor returned to the imperial study and began to read the memorial.After a while, an old eunuch came and asked, "Your Majesty, which concubine's palace are you staying tonight?"

The emperor didn't even think about it, and said without raising his head, "No need, I'll just sleep here."

The old eunuch sighed secretly, "Yes, the slave will leave."

"The emperor still hasn't gone anywhere tonight?" The queen asked the maid who was undressing herself.

"Back to the queen, yes."

The queen frowned slightly, "The emperor has not favored those concubines and maids for a long time, and it has been more than a month."

"It must be because the state affairs are busy, and His Majesty doesn't have that kind of thought."

"How can this be done." The queen was worried, "The emperor doesn't have a single heir now, if this continues, Dayan will have no successors?"

The maid smiled, "What are you talking about, don't you have one in your stomach?"

The queen shook her head, "Where does this one go?"

"Why not? Think about it, if His Majesty only has this prince in your belly, wouldn't he be the crown prince? Empress, it is a good thing for you that Your Majesty has no bastards."

The queen looked down at her slightly swollen belly, and said softly, "What if it's a princess?"

The palace maid hurriedly said: "Your Majesty is blessed, this child must be a prince."

"I hope so."

The palace maid hesitated for a while, then said: "Your Majesty, I don't know if I should say something or not."

"But it doesn't matter."

The maid came close to the queen's ear and said softly: "I am wondering if the emperor is tired of the people in the harem."

"You mean to recruit some newcomers to the palace? But didn't a group of beautiful women come to the palace a year ago?"

"Slavery doesn't mean that. Madam, have you forgotten, which of the previous emperors didn't have a few favored male concubines? And the emperor didn't have any."

The queen was thoughtful, "You mean..."

The maid said: "This is just a servant's guess. Is the emperor tired of women..." Seeing that the queen's expression was not right, the maid quickly added: "Of course this is only temporary, the emperor probably only for a while..."

The queen nodded, "I know."

The maid let out a long sigh of relief, "In my servant's opinion, it's better to let the emperor find the fun by himself, and when the emperor has had enough fun, his heart will naturally come back."

As soon as he returned to the General's Mansion, after confirming that he was surrounded by his own people, Zhuang casually asked anxiously: "General, did that Lord Kang see something? Why did he mention..."

"Impossible." Yan Xichao interrupted Zhuang Sui, "Back then, in order to stop Youyou's mouth, all the people who had a good relationship with me died at the hands of my younger brother. Now after so many years, people who have seen me Everyone is almost dead, even if there is still one life left, it is still a hundred and eight thousand miles away from the capital."

"But..." Zhuang Sui was still very uneasy.

"Don't worry, Kang Wang just got drunk for a while and said nothing, you don't have to take his words to heart."

Zhuang Sui wanted to say something, but the housekeeper greeted him anxiously, "General, you are back."

Yan Xichao asked the housekeeper, "Why are you in such a hurry?"

"Young Master Gu, he suddenly had a fever in the afternoon... and now he is in a coma."

Yan Xichao's face darkened, and before he had time to change his clothes, he walked into Gu Yongnian's room, "I'll go and have a look."

Zhuang Sui still wanted to talk to Yan Xichao about the banquet, so he had no choice but to follow.

In the room, a seventeen or eighteen-year-old boy lay quietly on the bed.The young man had a delicate face, his lips were tightly pressed, and his originally fair skin was flushed with fever.

Yan Xichao stretched out his hand, covered the young man's forehead, and frowned, "Have you seen the doctor?"

"Go back to the lord, the doctor has already seen it, and prescribed the medicine. It is now being decocted, and it will be fine later."

Yan Xichao nodded, looking at the sleeping boy with unpredictable emotions in his eyes.

Standing beside him, Zhuang Sui said softly: "My lord, Yongnian's health is also too poor. It's completely different from General Gu who was able to defeat a hundred with one."

"Why, do you doubt the ability of a god-level spiritual master?" Yan Xichao asked indifferently, "What's more, have you ever seen Gu Bai's figure back then?"

"I heard from my grandfather." Zhuang Sui forced a smile, "By the way, my lord, why don't you let Yongnian practice martial arts? Yongnian's health has been bad since he was a child. Practicing martial arts can not only strengthen his body but also improve his health in the future. Your Majesty is working."

Yan Xichao closed his eyes, and the picture of Gu Bai fighting bloody to protect himself until the last moment of his life appeared in his mind again, a dull pain in his heart. "I don't need him to work for me. I just want him to live well and live his life without any worries."

Zhuang Sui felt quite helpless.He thinks that Gu Yongnian has become a coquettish young master now, all because of the favor of his prince.

At this moment, Gu Yongnian opened his eyes in a daze, and seeing Yan Xichao's eyes lit up, he called softly, "General."

Yan Xichao held Gu Yongnian's hand, "How do you feel now?"

"Uncomfortable..."

"It's okay, just get some sleep." Yan Xichao comforted.

Gu Yongnian pulled himself together and talked to Yan Xichao weakly. "General, how is today's banquet? Is there anything delicious?"

"Ah."

"That's great, I want to try something from the palace too."

"Don't worry, there will be opportunities in the future."

After a while, the servant brought the freshly made medicine. Yan Xichao sat beside Gu Yongnian's bed, patiently fed him the medicine, coaxed him to sleep, and then went back to his room.

The little eunuch who has been serving the emperor received the queen's will, and repeatedly lamented the emperor's hard work in front of the emperor, expressing his willingness to solve the emperor's worries and problems.

The emperor smiled and asked: "How do you solve my problems for me?"

"Naturally, a slave can't be of much help in state affairs. But... Your Majesty doesn't want to go there to see?"

The emperor naturally knew where the "there" in the little eunuch's mouth was.When the emperor was still the grandson of the emperor, he went there several times.After ascending the throne, because of the busy state affairs, it was difficult to find the palace, let alone seek pleasure.Being mentioned by the little eunuch made me miss the carefree days back then.

"Forget it." The emperor made up his mind, "I will take you out of the palace to relax."

The emperor took off his dragon robe, put on ordinary rich and noble clothes, and went out with the little eunuch.At this time, the famous men's style hall in the capital is bustling.

The emperor was a little puzzled: "Why are there so many people tonight?"

"Returning to your son, it is said that the top card in this building will be auctioned off tonight for the first time, and the highest bidder will win."

"Oh?" The emperor became interested, "Come on, let's join in the fun."

The boy being auctioned was about fifteen or sixteen years old, with a thin and slender figure, a pair of peach blossom eyes full of charm, he was indeed a beauty.When the emperor came in, the price had already reached nine hundred gold.

The eunuch observed the emperor's expression and said with a smile, "My lord, look..."

The emperor said nothing, just stared at the boy.The eunuch immediately understood what the emperor meant, cleared his throat, and shouted, "Two thousand gold."

In an instant, all eyes were on the little eunuch.Although this boy is a character, it is too extravagant to pay two thousand gold for his first time.

The old bustard in the building was already happy, "Oh, this young master is really generous. Is there anyone else who has been offered a higher price by the young master?"

Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay, silent.

The bustard waited for a while, and just about to announce the result of the auction, he heard a hearty voice say:

"Three thousand gold, this beauty is mine tonight."