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Chapter 222 How is my brother doing lately
Li Xue rode at full speed all the way back to the capital as if he was escaping. Although he had a house outside the capital, he still returned to the palace in a dusty manner in order to show his courtesy to the emperor.
At this time, the emperor had just come out of the queen's palace. The little prince had a poor appetite recently and vomited after eating. Gu Changli was also very upset.
About a year and a half ago, one of the two imperial concubines gave birth to two princesses and the other gave birth to a prince. Zhou was named imperial concubine and Lu was named queen.
"Greetings to the Emperor." Li Xue saw the Emperor coming from a distance and hurriedly knelt down flatteringly.
"Li Xue? Why is it you? You're back so soon?" The little emperor is twenty-three years old this year, and his temperament is much more stable than in the previous years. He was a little surprised to see him come back so soon.
Li Xue said with a sad face: "I went too late. The weather in the border area has changed. The general has been buried. I didn't get to see him. I should have come back earlier..."
He cried very realistically and looked really sad. People felt sorry for this general who had been guarding the frontier for most of his life. But the soldiers far away on the frontier knew that he was acting. Li Xue was even unwilling to go to the grave of the general to pay his respects, even to burn some incense.
Gu Changli nodded and sighed, "The general died for his country. When they come back, I will arrange a grand funeral for the general and will not let him die in misery."
Li Xue complimented, "Your Majesty is wise."
"Brother...how is the prince? Is he in good condition these days?" What Gu Changli wanted to know most was how his brother, who grew up with him, was doing.
Li Xue recalled what he saw. Gu Changfeng was very decadent, not the same as before, and did not look threatening at all. He estimated that after Gu Changfeng returned from the frontier, he would no longer think about the throne after a few days of good life, so he did not add fuel to the fire:
"It's not good. Maybe the general's death has left a shadow on the prince. After all, if it wasn't for saving the prince, the general wouldn't have been killed by the enemy. The prince looks haggard and thin. Compared with four years ago, he looks like a completely different person. Even I can't bear to see him." Li Xue said, "The prince's clothes are so old. He should have eaten and slept with the soldiers. He looks much older."
Gu Changli felt anxious when he heard this. He and his brother had not written to each other for several months because of the tight war situation. He really had no time. "Okay, come back to Yangxin Palace with me."
As soon as Gu Changli returned, he drafted an edict and quickly allocated 400,000 troops to Gu Changfeng and his men.
Putting down his pen, Gu Changli saw several books of porcelain patterns on the table, thinking that they might have been dropped by the palace servants when they were packing up. He picked up the book and vaguely remembered the days before he became an adult. His brother knew that he liked porcelain and found this thing for him. At that time, he really liked it to death.
But in recent years, due to the busy government affairs, he himself has forgotten his favorite things.
"Brother, you must come back safely. I miss you very much."
Gu Changli said this and put the booklets back to their original places. Although he was reluctant to admit it, he was no longer the child who followed Gu Changfeng. He had a heavy burden on his shoulders, as the entire country rested on his shoulders.
If his brother came back, he would definitely feel much more relaxed.