C50 Unintentional

Fortunately, at this time, three figures were hurrying on the road. It was Xiao Yimo who had brought second concubine along and entered the hall.

He only looked at Xiao Yimo, and said: "Please forgive me, royal father. I did not come late on purpose, but because I heard that the royal father had been unwell recently, and was looking all over the Palace for Ghost Doctor Li Yue, so I could help him obtain a divine formula to improve his physique. That's why I came late."

Gu Qingli was shocked. She had not seen Xiao Yimo ever since she left the prince Mu's mansion, where did the divine formula of the Ghost Doctor come from? Then he thought that if the Emperor had not been seriously ill, he could have asked for a prescription from one of the famous doctors in the capital and would have received the same medicine.

The reason why he wanted to carry the name of Ghost Doctor was because his name had become famous in the capital recently. He had become a mysterious figure that all the forces were fighting over.

Then Xiao Yimo being late was just a show.

But as expected, the emperor's complexion had improved because of this, and there was a faint smile in his eyes as he watched Xiao Yimo get up and respectfully submit a prescription.

"Mo'er sure is considerate." She could no longer hide her stomach anymore. It was extremely obvious that if she was born to be the emperor's eldest grandson, then naturally she would be extremely precious.

The crown prince and Prince Yan's gazes towards Xiao Yimo were unquestionably filled with hostility. Not only had he obtained the top spot and the emperor's favor, he had even brought a pregnant lateral concubine to show off, causing them, who had yet to establish a Chief Imperial Concubine, to feel infuriated and discontent.

The birthday banquet officially began with loud laughter, the sound of drums, the sound of the music playing and the music dancing.

Only Gu Qingli was able to concentrate and listen to the emperor's tired and depressed expression amidst the clamor and the sounds of the wine cup.

That sound was completely wrong. It didn't sound like an internal deficiency, but rather ?

"What are you daydreaming about?" Xiao Yixiu's low voice interrupted her concentration as she looked at him in shock.

His gaze was fixed on her, and he stared at her for who knows how long.

"Why did you block Xiao Yijin's attack on behalf of this king just now?" Although he didn't know what she had done, he was very clear that she had helped him block Xiao Yijin's evil intentions.

Gu Qingli said indifferently: "You are thinking too much, it's just that it's unintentional."

"Being able to block Xiao Yijin's inner strength, your unintentional rank is already high enough."

Gu Qingli remained calm and collected. When he looked up, he saw that Xiao Yijin did not plan on letting them go, he had already raised his cup and walked over. He smiled at Xiao Yixiu: "Fifth Emperor, for me to toast to you, not only for your brotherly relationship, but also for the justice we had back then."

Xiao Yixiu looked at the wine in the cup as he lightly tapped the rim of the cup with Yun Che's hand, but only took a small sip. He had been taking medicine nonstop. The forbidden smell of alcohol was extremely strong in his cup, but he could not drink as much as he used to.

However, Xiao Yijin drank it all in one gulp. His eyes were filled with mockery as he laughed, "Does Fifth Emperor look down on royal brother, or is it so useless that even drinking a cup of wine will harm your body?"

His voice was neither loud nor low. Coincidentally, it didn't reach deep into the imperial palace where the emperor and his imperial concubines resided. However, the surrounding princes and princesses could clearly hear his words.

The crown prince and Xiao Yimo both chuckled lowly, their eyes filled with schadenfreude.

After Xiao Yimo finished laughing, his eyes swept past Gu Qingli and paused for a moment, he felt that this lady who had followed behind him to beg him to not to even look at her, was actually getting more and more arrogant and beautiful. On the contrary, the dancing Gu Qingruo from back then was becoming more and more unsightly in his eyes.

"Little Sister Qing Li, are you satisfied after marrying into the Prince Mo's Mansion? If I knew that Fifth Royal Brother was so weak, I would have ? " Xiao Yimo obviously wanted to remember his sword.

Gu Qingli returned a cold smile to him: "Prince Mu, although you have taken my sister as your husband, but since you were married off to me, I should not use such an intimate term, but should be addressed as the royal family's eldest son. As for our Prince's body, there is no need for Prince Mu or Prince Mu to worry. Only I know what his body is like right? So, where did the two princes judge this? "

Xiao Yimo's face darkened, he was unable to continue after being interrupted.

She casually took the cup in Xiao Yixiu's hands, gently shook it, and smiled: "My Prince isn't someone who will drink any kind of wine. If you drink a cup, it would depend on whether the other party has enough face."

Xiao Yijin was bored, but after being stunned, his interest towards Gu Qingli increased, and he laughed: "According to Fifth Imperial Sister-in-Law's words, what kind of face do you need?"

Gu Qingli smiled and said: "I heard that Prince Yan received the recommendation of my Prince and took over the position of the command s in the camp, while being able to withstand the pressure outside of the camp in the north. Since you can sit in the same position as my Prince as a martial general, you should be able to conquer the same enemies and obtain the same 'Warlord' reputation.

Although she was not clear about Xiao Yijin and his past, from her long experience in the Duke Palaces, and Xiao Yijin's scattered words, she could roughly deduce what had happened.

She just did not expect Xiao Yixiu to have another title like "Warlord" back then. Compared to his current weakened state, it was entirely possible to imagine how much of a gap there would be in his mental state, from the invincible general to the state where he could not even use his internal energy.

Xiao Yijin's face instantly turned darker than Xiao Yimo's. Evidently, Gu Qingli's mocking words had hit his weak spot.

The war at the northern border had been going on for a long time, but Xiao Yijin had never defeated his life enemy, the Crown Prince of North Chu Helian Yu, and the only loss that Helian Yu suffered was because of Xiao Yixiu.

Gu Qingli smiled as he put down the cup of wine. Coincidentally, he met Xiao Yixiu's eyes, and couldn't help but be taken aback.

The expression on his face was warm and calm, as though Mount Tai had collapsed and did not exist. He did not care about Xiao Yimo's and Xiao Yijin's ridicule. On the contrary, the look in her eyes, which had changed from the old alienation and gloom to probing and curiosity, had gradually turned into a moving, gentle smile.

Actually, this gentleness was not foreign to her, but he had never revealed it to Li Yue before, who was a Ghost Doctor. And Gu Qingli, the wangfei never saw him look at her with such a gaze.

The princes began to toast the emperor in turn. Although it was not the day of the birthday banquet and there were no officials from the other dynasties to congratulate him, the congratulatory speech was still extremely majestic. The emperor gave each toast one by one, with a somewhat fatherly expression on his face.

In the northern border, Xiao Yijin had gone to war with Suo Nation, which had a good relationship with the North Chu. It was a small country, but it had always refused to be enlightened and would often provoke others.

It was difficult to destroy such a small country. The difficulty was that this small country had to follow the North Chu, grab hold of Dongyuan's throat, and become the gateway to the North Chu. In order to protect this gate, the North Chu had to send troops over repeatedly to help Xiao Yixiu.

Although he did not get the name of Warlord, nor did he barely win against Helian Yu, all of these were not important. The emperor was extremely satisfied with his victory over the Northern Frontier, at least he could make the country submit to him in the short term.

Thus, Xiao Yijin received the most amazing reward.

"..." Jin'er was the victor of the battle at the Northern Frontier. As expected of the general of the nation, he is not inferior to your Fifth Emperor back then. " Although Xiao Yijin had won a few small matches, even he himself was clear that in terms of battle achievements, he could not even be compared to Xiao Yixiu back then.

However, he was not ashamed at all, smiling without saying a word, with a look of arrogance on his face as he looked down on the other princes.