Quick Wear: The Wronged One Becomes Rebellious

Chapter 152: Traveling through the Prince's Mansion 31

Langyue Mountain?

Gu Li suddenly raised her head and asked, "I always met you when I went out of the city. Was it because you were checking out my farm?"

Chu Yansheng nodded.

Once he stopped her from leaving the city, and another time outside the city, he suddenly lifted the curtain to scare her. Later, when the cave exploded, he was the first to rescue her, arriving faster than the steward of her farm.

It turned out that he knew the secret of Zhuangzi at that time.

so close.

The same thing, depending on the time it is exposed and the person who exposes it, often has completely different results.

If he were to report the fact that gunpowder was hidden in the manor to the emperor first, then no matter how much he favored her, it would not be easy for her to escape.

Gu Li couldn't help but start to take this man's words seriously.

"What the Chu family wants to protect is not only the stability of the border, but also the stability of the entire country. Anything that affects the country's destiny, we, the Chu family army, have the obligation to expose and suppress it."

Chu Yansheng leaned forward, getting closer to the stunned Gu Li, "County Lady, our Chu family is actually just like you, a pure royalist.

It is true that I want to use the name of the county lady to show the emperor the position of our Chu family. It is also true that our Chu family will always be the county lady's support in the future. As long as the Dingguo Mansion exists, no one can use any means against the county lady, including the queen!"

A quiet room.

Even Bai Shuang was shocked by what Master Chu said. How could a servant like her listen to such words?

Prince Chu's tone shows that he doesn't take the Queen seriously at all. It doesn't seem like that to be the case if you say that the Chu family doesn't have any evil ambitions.

Gu Li's fingers tapped the table unconsciously, making rhythmic tapping sounds in the silent room.

The three fingers stained with red flew up and down rhythmically, with the little finger raised proudly, just like the county lady's tsundere temper.

Chu Yansheng was fascinated by what he saw.

He never thought that one day he would be so distracted by a woman's scallion-like jade fingers. It was not until the jade fingers tapped and gently fell on the table that he heard the person opposite him talking.

"I wonder what kind of royal faction Chu Jiabao belongs to?" Judging from his attitude towards the Queen Mother just now, it doesn't seem like he wants to support the Prince to ascend the throne.

Chu Yansheng smiled to hide the emotion that was about to be revealed in his eyes, "Of course, I am just like the county lady, a loyal minister to the emperor."

"Aren't you afraid that the prince will dislike you and me after he ascends the throne?" Now that things have come to this, Gu Li is not afraid to make it all clear.

Chu Yansheng chuckled, and his words seemed to float in the air, dissipating before anyone could hear them clearly.

"Your Majesty is in his prime, and has great ambitions to govern the country. For the next ten years or even longer, the Crown Prince will only be the Crown Prince. As for future matters, there is the eldest son of the Emperor above, and three or four talented brothers below, hehe-----"

Gu Li:----

And you still dare to say that his family has no improper thoughts!

Bai Shuang wished she had never grown ears. She lowered her head so low that it was almost buried in her clothes, but she still couldn't stop Master Chu from talking nonsense.

"The position of crown prince should be occupied by the capable. Everything is up to His Majesty! Our Chu family has been loyal to the emperor for generations!"

Gu Li understood.

Chu Yansheng wanted to marry her, and the position of the Duke of Baoding's Mansion had been stable for nearly ten years. As for their common potential enemies, the Queen and the Crown Prince, as well as several princes who were about to reach adulthood, they would never take sides and were happy to see their infighting.

Gu Li recalled a sentence she had heard somewhere: the most dangerous place throughout the dynasties was not the Imperial Palace, but the East Palace.

Not only do you have to guard against the schemes of your brothers, but you also have to guard against the suspicion of thousands of people.

And their current Crown Prince will have to stay on the throne for more than ten years.

I think no matter which prince sits on the supreme throne in the future, it will not be the crown prince. By that time, the seventh prince should have grown up.

Ah!

What a good plan.

Fortunately, this person came to cooperate with her instead of being her rival.

Even if the Duke Dingguo's Mansion did not ask her to show her loyalty to the emperor, Gu Li believed that with the foundation of their Chu family, they would not completely lose the emperor's favor.

There are imperial concubines in the harem, generals in the frontiers, and princes in the East Palace. At most, they will only make the Duke and the Crown Prince keep a low profile in the court.

As for Gu Li herself, once she loses the protection of the empress dowager, her life in the future will be neither good nor bad.

My aunt is a gentle person and has been devoted to Buddhism for more than ten years. If it were not for the empress dowager's persuasion and the burden of her, my aunt would have long been a nun who had no concern for worldly affairs.

Upon closer examination, Chu Yansheng's proposal was more beneficial to her.

In fact, Gu Li had already made up her mind.

but.

Her lips were a little red and cherry-red, showing a bit of cuteness. "I will consider Master Chu's suggestion carefully!" She couldn't let a man get what he wanted easily, so she always had to pretend to be reserved.

Chu Yansheng had no intention of getting her answer immediately. He glanced at Rouyi who was lying next to the jade, smiled and leaned back on the chair.

It was a relaxing and comfortable posture, "Waiting for good news!"

Gu Li thought that their discussion today was over, but Chu Yansheng proposed to take her out of the city to Langyue Mountain.

Go and see the disabled veterans in the north of Langyue Mountain, and see the determination of the Chu family army to defend the country for generations.

Gu Li went.

Duke Dingguo did treat well those disabled soldiers and veterans who had retired but became homeless for various reasons.

There were many people who were blind, missing limbs, burned, or frostbitten.

Although she had never been to the battlefield, Gu Li had also witnessed the cruelty brought by war. Feeling depressed, Gu Li wanted to return home, but Chu Yansheng still did not let her leave.

He used sweet words to trick her into going to a teahouse in the capital, where she listened to a passionate story about a down-and-out talent and a beautiful lady.

Gu Li was not interested. She just stared at the rising and falling of the tea leaves in the white glazed porcelain cup in silence.

Chu Yansheng thought she was still sad about the many remaining soldiers in the village, and was annoyed that he was too impulsive and did not consider her ability to bear it. He racked his brains to think about how to make her happy next.

In fact, Gu Li was just tired of the same old stories about talented men and beautiful women.

The first half of the storytelling came to an end, and the sound of guests' conversations could be heard in the quiet teahouse.

The two men leaning on the railing on the second floor obviously didn't care much about the storyteller downstairs, but talked about a murder case that happened in the street behind the teahouse.

The man in green shirt said, "Have you heard that Zhang the Butcher's wife from Yongchun Lane is missing?"

The round-faced man was full of excitement. "I know, I know. He has been missing for two or three days. I don't know if he was abducted by human traffickers or killed. I guess he can't be found anymore!"

"How could she be killed? I have seen the butcher's wife before. She is very beautiful and delicate. Who would kill a woman who is so weak that she can't even tie a chicken?"

The man in green shirt: "Then he was kidnapped by the Zhao family!"

The round-faced man was surprised and asked, "Could it be that Butcher Zhang's apprentice was really killed by Butcher Zhang? Then, then, in this case, the apprentice and the master's wife really had an affair?"

The round-faced man's voice suddenly rose, causing several people in the corridor to turn their heads frequently.

Gu Li's interest was also piqued, and she signaled Bai Shuang to open the window of the room a little wider so that she could hear more clearly.