“Your mother hopes that Zhizhi will have a smooth life. The Regent Prince is not a good match. Sigh, it’s your mother’s negligence. I didn’t expect her to come to Yuluqu today and bewitch my son!”

Gu Tingsong was both annoyed and angry. In just a few words, she interpreted his actions of actively throwing the embroidered ball to Mu Jiulu as the Regent Prince’s enticement.

Gu Sui felt that he had truly witnessed what it meant to be protective.

“Mother, there’s something I want to ask. What exactly is the grudge between you and Mu… the Regent Prince?”

If he could understand it clearly, it would be easier for him to mediate in the future.

Gu Tingsong sighed and slowly began.

“Actually, when the Regent Prince was still the Ninth Princess of Emperor An, your mother admired her.

Back then, the Ninth Princess was a woman of stunning talent, excelling in both civil and military affairs, and was also the most favored princess. Everyone thought she would be the next Empress.”

Gu Sui didn’t expect his ex-girlfriend to have such a glorious past. He focused his eyes, “Then what happened later?”

“Three years ago, the Ninth Princess, who was about to be established as the Crown Princess, disappeared on the way to Chaoyang City and could not be found.

Emperor An was devastated by the loss of his beloved daughter. Already in poor health, she couldn’t withstand this blow and passed away not long after.

Before her death, she passed the throne to her eldest daughter.

The eldest princess was kind-hearted and never fought or competed for anything. But her few younger sisters were not simple.

Seeing that their strongest competitor, the Ninth Princess, was gone, how could they be willing to submit to this honest and loyal elder sister? In an instant, disputes arose.

Your mother received Emperor An’s entrustment and naturally fully supported the eldest princess in ascending the throne. But this struggle still lasted for half a year.

In the end, although the eldest princess took the throne, she was secretly harmed and poisoned with a deadly toxin. Even though most of it was resolved, she still couldn’t live long.”

Gu Tingsong’s expression became a bit wistful, “Just a year ago, the Ninth Princess, who had been missing for two years, suddenly appeared in the princess’ residence again.

No one knew where she had gone before or what exactly had happened. It was said that even she herself didn’t remember.

At that time, the late Emperor, who was already on his deathbed, summoned the Ninth Princess to the palace upon hearing the news.

The two of them used to be the closest sisters, but in the end, their positions as monarch and subject were unexpected. Who knows what they really felt in their hearts.”

After that night, the late Emperor passed away, the young Emperor ascended the throne, and the Regent Prince assisted in governing.

Although she had disappeared from the capital for two years, Mu Jiulu was still Mu Jiulu after all. In just a few months, she had taken back control of the court.

If it weren’t for your mother’s army of 200,000 as a check and balance, who knows what she would do.”

“Zhizhi, you should know that if it weren’t for me protecting the nine-year-old little Princess that night, who knows who the Empress would be today.

The Regent Prince must have already hated me to the core in her heart, so how could she sincerely want to marry you?”

Gu Tingsong said earnestly. Gu Sui’s eyelashes trembled slightly, and a huge wave had already surged in his heart.

“But shouldn’t this throne have been hers in the first place?”

Gu Tingsong was silent for a moment, and after a long time could only sigh that it was unfortunate timing.

“No matter how favored she was back then, the legitimate heir is the legitimate heir. If the late Emperor had no offspring, that would be one thing, and there could still be a possibility of the elder sister succeeding the younger. But who let him have a Princess?”

A sharp pain stabbed at Gu Sui’s heart. He couldn’t imagine what kind of feeling it must have been for Mu Jiulu when she suddenly returned here a year ago, only to find that her mother had long passed away and the throne that should have been hers was gone.

At this moment, he felt a bit fortunate that she didn’t remember him, didn’t remember that breakup call he made that night.

If she didn’t remember, it would be one less painful memory.

Gu Sui collected his chaotic thoughts and raised his eyes to meet Gu Tingsong’s gaze, asking.

“Must you two stand on opposite sides?”

Gu Tingsong was about to say yes, but when her gaze touched upon Gu Sui’s peach blossom eyes mixed with complex emotions, her voice paused.

“Actually, your mother doesn’t want to either. But although the Gu family army bears the surname Gu, it exists for the dynasty. What it protects is stability. I have also received deep imperial grace, so how could I allow the little Emperor to be restrained by her?”

Gu Sui clutched the smooth sleeve into wrinkles and lowered his eyelashes, his voice slightly hoarse.

“But, I can no longer see anyone else.”

Gu Tingsong gaped. She never thought that her son, who had just awakened to lust today, would be hooked by that woman Mu Jiulu in the blink of an eye. What a sin!

“Zhizhi, if you like someone else, no matter what happens in the future, your mother can support you.

At most, we’ll marry first, and after breaking that bloody disaster, we can get a divorce. I’ll provide for you for life.

But there are only two places you can’t marry into. One is the palace, and the other is the Regent Prince’s residence.”

Gu Tingsong was anxious. If her son was wronged anywhere else, she could lead her army of 200,000 to charge and kill on the spot.

But she had learned the way of loyalty to the monarch since childhood, so how could she attack the palace?

As for the Regent Prince’s residence, now she and Mu Jiulu maintained a special balance between them. She couldn’t easily dispatch troops.

If Zhizhi was bullied, it would be difficult for her to even vent his anger!

Gu Tingsong couldn’t stand this anger, and even less could she let her good son suffer this anger.

“Zhizhi, listen to your mother. Let’s choose someone else. Is there anyone you like in the jianghu? If not, we can marry in. You can bring in as many as you want. I’d like to see who dares say anything.”

The general who doted on her son endlessly made a shocking statement. Gu Sui swallowed in horror.

“Mother, are you serious?”

Gu Tingsong straightened her back and said boldly, “As long as my son likes it, we won’t marry out. You can marry as many as you want!”

Hearing this, Gu Sui’s heart stirred and he rubbed his hands.

He indeed didn’t really want to marry someone.

“Then Mother, I want to marry Mu Jiulu.”

Gu Tingsong: “???!!!”

“Zhizhi, what did you say? Mother doesn’t think she heard clearly.”

Gu Sui repeated it again.

The general, who could remain unfazed even when facing tens of thousands of troops on the battlefield, picked up the tea beside her with trembling hands to calm herself. Her gaze towards her son changed a lot.

Zhizhi really dared to think it!

It’s just that, there might be a bit of difficulty in implementing it.