Gu Yuanbai suddenly moved.
He walked quickly to Xue Yuan and abruptly pulled out the saber at Xue Yuan's waist.
The cold light of the big knife was reflected in the face of the Prince of Harmony, Gu Yuanbai was furious, his brain was swollen, and his internal organs seemed to be shifted in a disgusting way, he gritted his teeth and cut his teeth, "I'll kill you!"
Xue Yuan fearfully stopped him, holding his wrist that was wielding the knife, afraid that he would hurt himself, "Your Holiness, you cannot kill."
Gu Yuanbai couldn't listen.
Even if he knew that he and the Prince of Harmony were not blood brothers, but that was still a blood relationship, whether it was the former Gu Convergence or the current Gu Yuanbai, they all looked at the Prince of Harmony as a blood brother, that was a blood brother who had been a blood brother for twenty-two years!
The saint's eyes glowed red, his breathing was ragged, his chest gasping for air, still staring at the Prince of Harmony in death, "Gu Zhao--! I will kill you, I will definitely kill you!"
Gu Yuanbai's brain was smothered in pain, paroxysms of pain, pins and needles were unforgiving, his hands were so angry that they trembled, and his long knife was shaking.
How could he, how dare he!
The Prince of Peace's hands were also shaking.
He looked at Gu Yuanbai's eyes, and the killing intent within them pierced into Prince He's heart like a knife. The sludge that filled his heart was stabbed with dripping blood, and the scene that the Prince of Harmony had been most afraid of in his dreams finally appeared before his eyes.
He could only freeze, unable to utter a single word, staring blankly at Gu Yuanbai, by the trepidation spreading throughout his limbs.
Gu Yuanbai knew.
Knowing the dirty thoughts that this older brother of his was harboring about him.
Xue Yuan followed Gu Yuanbai's back and slowly wrapped the person in his arms, softly coaxing in a low voice, "Your Majesty, your body is just fine, so you can't be angry. If it's hard to bear, just bite me, okay?"
Gu Yuanbai's body trembled, and Xue Yuan took advantage of his inattention to quickly snatch the large sword from his hand.
When his remaining light glanced at the Prince of Harmony, the corner of his mouth sneered, and coldness crossed the bottom of his eyes.
The Prince of Harmony watched the two of them being close, only to feel a fishy taste rise up from his throat. He clutched the clothes in front of his chest, so hard that his heart ached, and still watched them without moving.
He never thought of pulling Gu Yuanbai down. Gu Yuanbai shouldn't like men. He hid it so deeply, repressed it so much, just to let Gu Yuanbai live cleanly, how could Xue Yuan dare?
Gu Yuanbai buried himself in Xue Yuan's neck for a long time before he couldn't stop the trembling of being infuriated to the extreme. He clenched his hand and said in a mute voice, "Take him out."
*
Prince Harmony was thrown straight out by Xue Yuan.
The former pride of heaven crouched on the ground in a sorry state, his valor shattered into two. The Prince of Peace's hands trembled as he laboriously raised his body on the lapis lazuli.
The people in the royal residence wanted to come forward to assist, but Xue Yuan sheathed his sword and said, "Your prince likes to be on the ground and does not like to be helped."
It took a long time for any of these words to be heard by Prince He's rigid brain, and Prince He stared at the tips of Xue Yuan's shoes, gritting his teeth and shivering as he stood up in front of all the slaves.
Gu Yuanbai walked out of the study from behind Xue Yuan.
His Holiness stared at frost with ice in his eyes, his gaze flicked over the people around him and he said, "Bring the wine."
A few moments later, the guards carried several jars of wine. Gu Yuanbai had them carry the liquor and sprinkle it around the study, while then reaching out his hand towards Tian Fusheng, "Fire folders."
Tian Fusheng caused the fire folders to catch fire and respectfully handed them to Gu Yuanbai.
Gu Yuanbai raised his hand, his sleeve robe crossed, and with that gentle throw, the fire on the fire folders instantly ignited the wine, and the fire spread, encircling the entire study in the twinkling of an eye.
The reddish flames were reflected on Gu Yuanbai's face, revealing his expression as bright and dark indifference. Prince He's face suddenly changed, and without thinking, he was about to rush into the study, but in an instant, he was crushed to the ground by several guards. Prince He's expression was hideous as he pleaded, "Gu Convergence, you can't burn it!"
He struggled hard, the veins on the back of his hands bulging out, a few of the guards actually almost couldn't hold him down, "Prince He, you can't go over there."
Gu Yuanbai finally looked down at him, his teeth tightening, "Gu Zhao, do you still want to keep it?"
Once he was angry, he was powerless to come up for air. Gu Yuanbai took a deep breath and averted his eyes until the fire in the study engulfed the entire inner room, until everyone in the royal residence was startled by the fire. Only then did he turn around, about to leave.
On the crescent-white feet of the robe, the golden dark patterned swimming dragon, every movement is hostile and ferocious. The Prince of Peace reached out and before he could tug on the sinuous golden dragon, Xue Yuan gently tugged Gu Yuanbai away from the Prince of Peace's hand.
Gu Yuanbai walked past him without stopping.
Before taking a few steps, she met the Prince Consort of Harmony who was being assisted by her maids.
The Prince Consort's fetus in her abdomen has been seven or eight months old, but she is a little overly emaciated. Wrist, neck is too thin, pale and bloodless, only a belly is big and scary.
Wangfei glanced at Gu Yuanbai, and then went to look at the study behind the saint that was already ablaze with fire, and as she looked, she was already in tears.
It was like a weight had been lifted, and I felt relieved for the first time in a long time.
When Gu Yuanbai saw her, his lips pursed, "Imperial physician, come over and give the crown princess a diagnosis."
The accompanying imperial physician came forward and took the princess's pulse. A few moments later, the imperial physician implicitly said, "The princess is healthy, but there is some depression in her heart, so don't think too much and worry too much, as it will be harmful to both herself and the fetus."
The princess wiped her tears, "Concubine knows."
Gu Yuanbai mused, saying, "Can we travel long distances?"
The imperial physician was startled, "Dare I ask where His Holiness arrived from whence he spoke of the 'long journey'?"
"From here to the Hebei Palace," Gu Yuanbai's eyes darkened, "rest and recuperate at the Palace, and also accompany the Imperial Concubine."
The imperial physician was still pondering, but the princess made a deep bow and said forcefully, "I would like to go to the palace to accompany the dowager consort, it is quiet there and most suitable for raising the fetus, so I would like to ask Your Majesty to grant me permission. As long as the concubine's journey is slow and steady, there will be no harm."
The imperial physician nodded and said, "Your Highness is right."
"Then prepare to head to the palace today," Gu Yuanbai retraced his steps, "From now on, without my orders, no one in the Prince of Peace's residence will be allowed to step out of the residence."
The Prince of Harmony's residence was a complete mess.
*
After the Prince Consort of Harmony left the residence in the carriage bound for the palace, one of the residence's gatekeepers, surnamed Wang, pushed open the door to the Prince of Harmony's room.
"Your Highness," Mr. Wang said worriedly as he lit the incense he had brought from his sleeve, "the royal residence has been guarded."
After a long time, the Prince of Harmony tugged at the corner of his mouth, "In the past, you had said to this king that the saint was very worried about this king. This king would still rebuke you for what you know, how is it, now do you understand?"
Mr. Wang was silent.
Prince He took a deep breath, smelling the spices in the room, and in a trance, he seemed to see Gu Yuanbai standing in front of him, glancing at him condescendingly, and then snickered openly, saying, "My good elder brother, nowadays, how come you're in such a sorry state?"
"It's not because of you?" The Prince of Peace muttered, the illusion fading and he rubbed his face in frustration.
Mr. Wang glanced at the spices that were already half burned out and sighed, "Your Highness, there aren't many spices left in the house."
The Prince of Harmony was worried and froze for a moment, "There are still many things in the private storehouse, you go and get them by yourself. If you can change to that then change, change can not be just, this king is not forced."
There was a twinkle in Mr. Wang's eyes, "Yes."
*
All the way back to the palace, Gu Yuanbai was gloomy and silent.
Xue Yuan advised, "Your Majesty cannot kill the Prince of Harmony."
"I know," Gu Yuanbai's fingertips sunk deep into his palm, "He dared to--"
Xue Yuan held his hand and ruffled his nails, and he was also laughing coldly in his heart.
No wonder the Prince of Harmony's attitude towards him was always hostile and odd, as Gu Yuanbai's own brother, he even developed such a mind towards Gu Yuanbai, if the late Emperor had known, he would have been so angry that he would have jumped out of his coffin board.
"Such a person should be the great offense of beheading," Xue Yuan said, "Whoever dares to think such great disrespectful thoughts about His Holiness must be prepared to lose his life."
Gu Yuanbai divided his mind from his anger and took the time to look at him.
Xue Yuan did not change his face and said, "The head here naturally does not count as a minister." After all, he was the one who had courted with the heavens.
After saying a few words to tease Gu Yuanbai to dispel his anger, Xue Yuan looked at Gu Yuanbai's feet again, wiped the medicine, saw that they were still red, didn't hold back to gently scratch the itch a few times, and sighed, not knowing if it was a joy or a worry, "How can they be so tender."
Gu Yuanbai drew back his feet, and Xue Yuan followed and sat beside him, his arm resting on Gu Yuanbai's body, earnestly enticing, "Your Majesty, people like Prince He are too thick-skinned, too shameless. If you're having a hard time, then take it out on the minister's body. Otherwise, if you still have the Prince of Harmony in your heart, the Prince of Harmony may not be so joyful."
"You're right," Gu Yuanbai's expression stared as he coldly said, "I won't think about this matter again."
Xue Yuan hooked up a smile and touched the saint's back. When he got off the carriage, he even took the lead in jumping off the carriage, lifting up the foot of his robe and kneeling on one knee in front of the carriage, patting his propped up left leg, and raising a handsome eyebrow towards the saint.
"Your Majesty's feet are tender, don't step on the stirrups, step on my legs," Xue Yuan said, "I will never wobble a bit, I promise to be steady."
Gu Yuanbai stood on the carriage and looked at him, frowning, "Get lost."
He doesn't have the bad habit of stepping on people's stools.
Xue Yuan: "I also ask for Your Majesty's favor."
Gu Yuanbai turned his face away, wanting to get off from the other side. Xue Yuan got up and rolled over from his horse, again lifting his robe and blocking the way to get off in time, "Your Holiness."
Gu Yuanbai blackened his face and stepped on his thighs to get out of the carriage.
As Xue Yuan had said, he had so much strength in his legs that it wasn't a problem at all to hold up Gu Yuanbai's kick. Even because it was too sturdy, Gu Yuanbai's stomp only felt harder than a rock.
But it felt as if it was familiar for a few moments.
His Holiness' face changed slightly for an instant.
Xue Yuan stood up from the ground, cherishing the footprints on his knees, the soles of the Saint's shoes were also so clean that he couldn't even be bothered to pat away the shallow prints. Turning his head, he saw that the head of the guards was staring at him hesitantly, Xue Yuan smiled slightly, "Why is Senior Zhang looking at me like this?"
The head guard was about to speak, but Xue Yuan suddenly sprinted past him and caught up with Gu Yuanbai: "Where is Your Majesty going, I'll carry you there?"
"Xue Jiuyao, you say," Gu Yuanbai's tone was uncertain in joy and anger, "Did you take my feet and do something unseemly last night?"
Xue Yuan played dumb and frowned, "What?"
Gu Yuanbai stopped abruptly, "Did you let me go against that beastly thing?"
Xue Yuan's scalp went numb, "Your Holiness, don't curse."
He can't stand it when the saint scolds him.
Gu Yuanbai sneered twice, only thinking that he still had to have a face, "Bastard thing, beast thing."
Three curses in a row.