RPAGF Chapter 171 Leaving Xishu
Chapter 171 Leaving Xishu
The reason why he didn't say it in advance was because he wanted Long Shang to see his sincerity. The most important thing was that if Kou Ze did not sit on the throne, even if Tianqi agreed to release him, Kou Ze would not let him return to Xishu alive.
Now that he has sat on the throne, Kou Dan no longer poses a threat to him. As long as he lives one day, he can save his life for one day, and then give him a fiefdom. Even if he is gone in the future, he will have the ability to protect himself.
Although he also came from a family of warriors, he still didn't want to see his descendants fighting each other.
This made him sigh in his heart that he was getting old, and he actually hoped to see a harmonious scene in the royal family.
In fact, this is not Kou Shijun's fault. He used to think that as long as he sat on the throne, few people in the world could threaten him, but now he knows that he was wrong.
The world is so big, and there are many talented people.
Take the two people in front of him for example. So many treasures in his palace were stolen without anyone noticing. Even his personal guards couldn't find any clues. Such means are not something that ordinary people can do.
If his descendants do not unite and face the outside world together, but continue to fight among themselves, then there will be only one final outcome, that is, his Kou family will hand over its kingdom to others.
Kou Shijun thought about it and couldn't help but sigh, with a trace of desolation on his face.
If that day really comes, he will not even be able to face the ancestors of the Kou family even after his death.
Long Shang looked at Kou Shijun with a complicated expression.
The person in front of him had nothing to do with him, at most it was because of the struggle between the two countries, but now he saved his mother, so he had to owe him a favor.
Although he knew that his motives for saving his mother were not pure, and that she had not asked for anything out of this favor, he could not pretend not to know.
So, Long Shang said without hesitation: "Okay, I will find a way to rescue Prince Dan."
Kou Shijun understood what he said. He wanted to tell him that he did not have the final say in Tianqi, but he would find a way to send the person back. This was clearly because of Qin Yi. He was repaying the favor in this way.
Also, he calls Dan'er Prince Dan, which shows that his attitude will not change. Dan'er can only be a prince when he comes back, and no longer a prince, so it is even more impossible for him to inherit the throne.
He smiled bitterly in his heart and did not refute.
He had never intended for Dan'er to become emperor, and now all he wanted was to save his life, which had another meaning...
He saved Qin Yi willingly and never thought about asking her to repay him. If he really wanted to repay her, he was being chased by his own brothers and was saved by Qin Yi. Now he was repaying her.
Kou Shijun nodded gloomily and made another request.
"I'll follow you when you leave." After saying that, he was afraid that Long Shang would disagree, so he quickly said, "After all, Qin and I..." At this point, he thought of something and changed his words, "Mrs. Zhan and I have been infected with the same life Gu. I don't feel comfortable letting her leave alone."
Long Shang knew that it was normal for Kou Shijun to have such concerns, and he agreed.
Kou Shijun breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this, and then told Long Shang that he would need a few days to prepare.
Now that he has become the emperor emeritus, he no longer has to worry about state affairs and is relatively free to go wherever he wants. He just needs to make arrangements for the women in the harem.
He hasn't been to the harem for many years since Qin Yi moved into the palace, so it's relatively easy to arrange it now.
Upon hearing this, Long Shang thought that this was a good idea. They would go first and let his mother and the Emperor of Western Shu follow. Yue'er had bought a lot of things, and it was difficult to put them all in the space, so it was just right for her to go with them.
After they had discussed it, Long Shang and Gu Lingyue said goodbye to Kou Shijun and left the side hall, where they saw Kou Ze waiting.
Although Kou Ze was pushed to the throne by the two of them, he is now the emperor of Xishu after all. Gu Lingyue and Long Shang still bowed and saluted with courtesy, "Greetings to the Emperor of Xishu."
"Please don't be so polite, both of you." Kou Ze hurried forward and said.
Although he had ascended the throne as emperor at this time, he sometimes still felt like he was dreaming.
His life as an emperor was too easy, which made him often feel like he was dreaming.
Kou Ze invited Gu Lingyue and Long Shang to stay in the palace, but learned that they were leaving.
Kou Ze took out a jade token from his sleeve and handed it to Long Shang, saying, "This is my personal jade pendant. Seeing it is like being there in person."
After that, he handed it to Long Shang and said, "I won't say anything else. I will definitely remember what I said."
He used 'I' instead of 'Zhen', which shows his attitude.
Long Shang didn't act pretentiously and took it and handed it to Gu Lingyue, "Thank you, Emperor Xishu."
The two looked at each other and smiled, everything was said without words.
Long Shang and Gu Lingyue were going to look for Zhan Qinyi, so Kou Ze sent the eunuch beside him to take them with him.
When Zhan Qinyi saw Long Shang and Gu Lingyue again, the disgust in her eyes that she had when she first met Long Shang was gone, and she became much more easy-going.
"Are you leaving Xishu?" Zhan Qinyi asked straight to the point.
Gu Lingyue didn't say anything. If this woman didn't like Long Shang, then she, as his wife, would be even less pleasing to her eyes. She didn't try to make her presence felt, and Long Shang also knew what was going on and nodded lightly.
"The retired emperor of Western Shu will also go with you. You know this, right?" Long Shang said.
Zhan Qinyi just sighed when he heard this, without saying anything or denying it.
But she smiled bitterly in her heart, she knew he would follow her.
But this time she was going to Tianqi to seek revenge, and she was afraid that he would be in danger if he followed her.
Even though she was very worried, she didn't plan to stop him because she knew he wouldn't agree.
Just like when he had poisoned them with the Tongsheng Gu, she had tried to stop it at that time, but he still poisoned herself and him.
Long Shang ignored her, assuming she knew. He continued, "He has something to arrange and will have to wait for a few days. We plan to leave first. I will go back to Tianqi to make arrangements. You will go with him. I will leave someone to protect you."
Zhan Qinyi thought for a moment and said, "Okay, I'll do as you say."
When Gu Lingyue and Long Shang returned to the Water Palace, it was already late.
After they arranged things, they kept everyone except Ye Qiaofeng and Ye Xinyu, and asked them to return to Fengkelai to stay and wait for Zhan Qinyi and Kou Shijun.
When Chi Jingfu and Shui Junfeng knew that Long Shang and Gu Lingyue were about to leave, Chi Jingfu persuaded them, "It's getting late now. It will be difficult for you to find an inn after you leave the city. Why don't you leave tomorrow morning? I've also asked someone to prepare some food for you to have on your way."
Gu Lingyue and Long Shang knew that Chi Jingfu meant well, but they were planning to drive at night, so how could they leave during the day?
So, Gu Lingyue declined and said, "Boss Chi, you are too polite. You don't need to eat. We are really busy. Besides, Mr. Shui has already given us a lot of things. I feel a little embarrassed."
Upon hearing this, Chi Jingjing stopped trying to dissuade her and simply smiled, saying, "Princess Jing, you're too polite. Compared to my son's life, those things are nothing. It's your great kindness that our entire family should be grateful for."
Gu Lingyue smiled slightly and said nothing more.
Chi Jingfu had someone prepare a carriage and horses, and was originally going to send a driver, but was refused by Gu Lingyue and Long Shang.
They planned to drive as soon as they left the city, as it would be inconvenient to have a driver.
"That..." Shui Junfeng looked at Long Shang and Gu Lingyue with embarrassment.
Gu Lingyue asked doubtfully, "Mr. Shui, is there something wrong?"
Shui Junfeng nodded quickly, "Can I go to Tianqi with you?"
The last time he arrived at the capital of Tianqi, Tianqi and Xishu went to war, so he had to come back. Unexpectedly, nothing happened in Tianqi, but returning to Xishu almost cost him his life.
Thinking of this, he cursed the dead Kou Genglai in his heart.
It was his order that caused me to suffer this disaster.
However, when he thought about going to Tianqi to play, he felt eager to try it again.
This time, with Tianqi's Prince Jing and Princess Jing here, no one should dare to expel him, right?!
Just as he was thinking about how to play, someone kicked him in the butt.
He quickly turned around and saw his father Chi Jingfu gritting his teeth and saying, "Why are you running around? Don't you know your mother is worried about you? Stay home honestly."
Shui Junfu said with a look of grievance: "Dad! I'm already so old and you still kick me. It makes people laugh."
After saying that, he looked at Gu Lingyue and Long Shang embarrassedly.
Only then did Chi Jingfu remember that Gu Lingyue and Long Shang were still here.
He smiled awkwardly, "I'm sorry to have embarrassed Prince Jing and Princess Jing.
It’s really because he got into trouble last time and scared my wife so much.”
"It's okay, I understand." Gu Lingyue said with a smile, and Long Shang also had a rare smile on his face.
Life is so wonderful. If they had not saved him in Wuyue City, they would definitely have found his master, but it might not have been so smooth.
So Gu Lingyue was still very grateful that she saved him.