Oh my god, can you play like this?

Chapter 118 Half a Year at Most

“My father loves me, and he loves my mother even more, but it is also because of this love that disasters have beenfallen both my mother and me.

I was poisoned when I was a child and my health became very poor. You must be aware of this.

After my father passed away, the current emperor drove me out of Kyoto and did not allow my mother to go with me.

My mother's maternal family was also suppressed after the current emperor ascended the throne. For the sake of their own family's interests and status, they sent my cousin into the palace.

But the emperor was willing to take my cousin into the harem and let them go on the condition that my cousin would torture my mother after entering the palace until she died.

So after my cousin entered the palace, my mother's nightmare began.

I won't tell you about the sinister means involved, but you can probably get a general idea.

The reason why I had to treat Concubine Jing in this way was that before my mother died, Concubine Jing actually slandered my mother for having an affair with a eunuch.

My mother and my father were so loving, even if my father passed away, my mother would never have an affair with anyone, let alone a eunuch."

Having said that, Li Beichen clenched his fists, trying his best to control his violent emotions.

"My mother died of depression because of this incident and because of Concubine Jing's constant torture.

But this matter concerns the reputation of the late emperor. Even if the current emperor wants to spread the fact that my mother had an affair with the eunuch, he has to suppress this matter for the sake of my father's face and the royal family's face, and no one is allowed to discuss it.

Although everyone who knows about this matter knows that there is something fishy about it, and they also know that it was Concubine Jing who deliberately framed me, my mother's reputation has been damaged after all..."

"So you wanted to make Concubine Jing feel the shame of losing her reputation, so you staged a big drama of one woman fighting two men and let everyone watch? To make the emperor lose face?"

Li Beichen had just started talking when Gu Lanzhi already knew why Li Beichen did this.

Seeing Li Beichen's forbearing expression when he talked about his mother's humiliation, Gu Lanzhi didn't want Li Beichen to open up about his own wounds, so he interrupted Li Beichen and looked at him gently.

"Yes." Li Beichen lowered his eyebrows slightly and looked at the teacup in his hand.

"Well, there is a cause for every effect. Concubine Jing deserves it." Gu Lanzhi said disapprovingly.

Li Beichen looked up at Gu Lanzhi and asked in surprise, "Don't you think I'm cruel and mean?"

"Tsk...if anyone treats my mother like that, I will probably be even more cruel, mean, and despicable than you.

Besides, if they do eleven, why can’t we do fifteen?

My niece went to the palace to harm my aunt, and tortured her to death. Shouldn't I be rewarded like this today?"

Li Beichen looked at Gu Lanzhi's angry expression, and the heavy stone in his heart was finally put down. A smile appeared on Li Beichen's face.

"I...I came here today just to explain this to you. I'm afraid...you'll think I don't care about blood relatives."

Li Beichen saw clearly how much Gu Lanzhi cared about his family and how much he protected his family. He was really afraid that Gu Lanzhi would distance himself from him, hate him, and think he was cold-blooded and heartless because of this.

So no matter how great the risk, Li Beichen must explain everything to Gu Lanzhi as soon as possible.

"Blood relatives? Are they blood relatives? Would blood relatives allow their own family members to harm their own family members?

Don't smear the word blood relatives, they don't deserve it."

Although Gu Lanzhi was poisoned by the end of the world and became indifferent to the fickleness of human nature, his emotions became indifferent, but this did not prevent him from knowing right from wrong.

If this happened to Gu Lanzhi, he would definitely do as he said, even more ruthless and cruel.

Li Beichen looked at Gu Lanzhi with a smile and thought that Gu Lanzhi was so cute.

He was about to speak when Gu Lanzhi spoke first.

"Then why the eldest and fourth princes? Because they amassed a lot of wealth? They treated the people harshly? They ignored human life?"

Gu Lanzhi deliberately changed the subject because he could see that Li Beichen had deep feelings for his mother.

Even though Li Beichen's mother passed away for so many years, Li Beichen still controlled his emotions when talking about this. This fully shows that this matter cannot be mentioned in Li Beichen's heart and it is his sore spot.

But Li Beichen was able to bring up his mother's past in order to explain to her and prevent her from having any misunderstandings, which really made Gu Lanzhi feel at ease.

Now that things have been made clear, there is no need to talk about these things anymore and make Li Beichen feel uncomfortable.

“I guess so. The eldest prince and the fourth prince are brothers, and they have a very good relationship.

The Fourth Prince is the knife in the hands of the First Prince. Whatever the First Prince says, the Fourth Prince will immediately stab him. These two are definitely birds of a feather. Since there is such an opportunity, let these two brothers enjoy it together."

Gu Lanzhi nodded. "These two brothers are the first ones you cut in revenge. Who are you going to cut with your second cut?"

Li Beichen looked at Gu Lanzhi meaningfully. Gu Lanzhi looked at Li Beichen in confusion, "Why are you looking at me like that?"

Li Beichen coughed to cover up and said, "They are all the emperor's sons anyway, and none of them have done anything good, so just follow the order."

Gu Lanzhi raised his eyebrows and understood why Li Beichen was looking at him.

"I have nothing to do with the Second Prince, don't look at me like that."

Li Beichen smiled and said, "Of course I know that you have no relationship with the Second Prince, but you broke off the engagement with the Fifth Prince, and the Second Prince is the one the Emperor arranged for you to marry."

"Tsk... Do I have to obey his orders?"

Li Beichen looked at Gu Lanzhi with amusement, "The emperor has granted you a marriage, can you still escape?"

In this dynasty, if you dare to disobey the imperial order, your entire family will be beheaded. Even if Gu Lanzhi is a marquis, he cannot openly disobey the imperial order.

"I really can't escape the marriage, but I can negotiate. The emperor can't really force me to marry him against my will.

Does he still want to keep his good reputation of being considerate of his subjects? "

When Gu Lanzhi returned to Beijing, the emperor went out of the city to greet him and also conferred a title of nobility on him. Wasn't this all to gain fame for the emperor himself and to be seen by the people of the world?

It was for this reason that Gu Lanzhi was certain that the emperor would not really force the marriage on him.

But being constantly remembered made Gu Lanzhi feel uncomfortable. He curiously asked Li Beichen, "How long do you think it will take for your big plan to succeed?"

Li Beichen knew what Gu Lanzhi was thinking and said with a smile, "At most half a year."