Quick Wear: The Wronged One Becomes Rebellious

Chapter 151: Traveling through the Prince's Mansion 30

"Actually, I made an appointment to meet the county lady because I have an important matter to discuss with her." Chu Yansheng changed the subject in time.

"Oh?" What important thing could there be between her and him?

Chu Yansheng glanced at the maid standing behind Gu Li, who pretended not to see him. "If Master Chu can't even let my personal maid hear what he wants to say, then Master Chu must have found the wrong person."

Chu Yansheng turned around and winked at his servant at the door. After the door of the wing room was closed by the servant, he straightened his expression, personally poured a cup of tea for Gu Li, and pushed it in front of Gu Li.

Gu Li has not been received.

He said: "I admire the county lady, and hope----"

"Stop!" Gu Li stopped immediately, "Prince Chu, I advise you not to make such a joke at the beginning."

"How do you know it's a joke? What I said can't be true?"

Gu Li leaned back in her chair, looking leisurely at Chu Yansheng, who was calming down and trying to figure out how he would refute.

"Believe it or not, I had a different feeling the first time I saw you!"

Gu Li wanted to laugh, "At the palace banquet at the beginning of the year, my crazy look was indeed different from other noble ladies. Master Chu's vision is really unique!"

Gu Li had never been to Beijing before she was five years old. After that, she would only come back when her mother was summoned by the Empress Dowager. After her mother passed away, she lived in the Prince's Mansion as a quiet cousin.

In the few banquets attended by aristocratic families, she had never seen any other men. When she counted them all, the last time she saw him in public was at the palace banquet at the beginning of this year.

She pretended to be crazy and made a big fuss, which made the powerful people in Beijing know her for the first time.

The first time Gu Li could think of meeting Chu Yansheng was probably that one.

Unexpectedly, Chu Yansheng said: "You were really different back then, smart and bold!"

The sneer on Gu Li's face gradually faded. She stared into Chu Yansheng's eyes, trying to find any signs that he was trying to lie.

"Maybe the county lady didn't notice at the time, but the low table that hit your forehead was the one I was using." Chu Yansheng said shockingly, "I witnessed the whole process, including the anger and determination in the county lady's eyes when she covered her forehead."

What he didn't say was that Gu Li's eye-catching scream was made only after she had adjusted her facial expressions.

He saw it clearly.

"You, you're talking nonsense!" However, the incident had already passed, and what he said was not supported by any evidence, so Gu Li soon calmed down.

Chu Yansheng didn't want to dwell on this matter any more. He said, "I really want to marry the county lady."

The accident came too suddenly.

He said it anyway.

"If you want to marry me, do I have to marry you? What good will it do me?"

Chu Yansheng thought about it and said, "It is good."

"Oh?"

"The county lady's current position was given by the emperor, and she is favored by the queen mother. She seems to be in a prosperous situation, but there are only a few good families who come to ask for her hand in marriage. Do you know the reason?"

Gu Li frowned and spoke as if she was a rotten cabbage that no one wanted.

But Chu Yansheng didn't want to wait for Gu Li to give an answer. "It might be because the county lady lived in seclusion and her reputation was unknown. Or it might be because the old princess had already decided on the county lady's fate. But now?"

Chu Yansheng paused for a moment, and seeing that Gu Li looked normal, he continued, "The news from the palace said that the Queen Mother was ill. Actually, the County Lady should know more about the Queen Mother's health than I do."

Gu Li lowered her eyes. The Queen Mother's health had not been good for the past two years. She had to take medicine all the time in winter. Last winter, she had to take her people to the temporary palace to avoid the cold.

It's almost summer, and the Queen Mother hasn't returned yet. She must be too sick to withstand the bumpy journey.

Even the aunt didn't come back for the prince's wedding, which only shows that the empress dowager is very ill.

"What do you want to say?"

Knowing that Gu Li took it seriously, Chu Yansheng went straight to the point.

"Once the Queen Mother passes away, the Queen will be the only master of the harem, and the Queen's son will be the Crown Prince. Even if the old Princess comes back, the Prince's Mansion will not have the glory it has now."

Gu Li knew that what he said was right.

The queen really disliked people with the surname Jiang, including the children born to people with the surname Jiang.

This is especially true for Litchi.

Although the emperor favors her and her aunt, they are female relatives after all, and without the empress dowager, it is difficult for them to see the emperor.

No one might embarrass her on major issues, but she was afraid that someone would use dirty tricks. Although they could ask the emperor for help, what if it happened too often?

His Majesty's favor is truly a double-edged sword.

"What does this have to do with you marrying me?"

Chu Yansheng curled his lips and smiled, "Marry me, and Duke Dingguo's Mansion will be your backer!"

Gu Li also laughed, "You want to get the Prince's Mansion to stand on the Seventh Prince's side?"

Chu Yansheng stared at Gu Li for a long while, with a smile in his eyes, shining like stars in the dark night.

His attitude was sincere, but what he said was not so comfortable.

"Prince's Mansion? What use is Liu Baijiao to me?" His smile widened a little, and something unclear was surging in his eyes. "What I want is the County Princess' Mansion, and you, the County Princess!"

"I'm not interested in party struggles." If you think about it carefully, you can understand what this guy is planning.

He wanted to marry her because he wanted to use the emperor's favor and trust in her in exchange for the emperor's trust in the Duke Dingguo's Mansion.

Because his daughter entered the palace as a noble concubine and had a prince, Duke Dingguo took the initiative to resign his military power and took an idle position in the capital in order to dispel the emperor's suspicion.

But the Duke Dingguo's Mansion has an eldest son who is leading troops to fight outside. No one knows what the emperor's attitude towards the Duke Dingguo's Mansion is over the years.

The most direct way to dispel the emperor's suspicion of the Duke Dingguo's Mansion is to marry into an absolute royalist faction.

But the person to be married to when marrying into the powerful Duke Dingguo Mansion cannot be of too high a social status, otherwise wouldn't the combination of two powerful forces arouse even more suspicion?

After much deliberation, the most suitable candidate is only her, Princess Anping.

She should be considered a loyalist to the emperor, without any family background, and loyal only to the emperor. The fact that Gu Li was able to escape from the Western Suburbs Gunpowder Incident unscathed and was given the title of county lady shows the emperor's attitude towards her.

And she can marry into the Dingguo Mansion, which is comparable to the Prince's Mansion. I think the Queen Mother and the old princess will agree.

It's really a good strategy.

Use her to openly show your loyalty to the emperor.

Chu Yansheng gave Gu Li enough time to think, and also took the opportunity to look at her generously.

She is at that age of innocence and naivety, but at this moment there is a hint of clarity between her brows, which makes her coquettish and delicate look a little chilly.

Bai Shuang glared at the presumptuous prince opposite her and gently pushed her master from behind.

Chu Yansheng retracted his gaze, "Don't worry, County Lady. We, the Duke of Dingguo, are absolutely loyal to His Majesty. Several generations of men in my Chu family have died in battle. No one wants the country to be healthy and the people to be happy, and there will be no more war than our Chu family.

The manor on the north side of Langyue Mountain is home to many disabled veterans who were forced to retire from the battlefield. They are evidence of our Chu family’s patriotism and opposition to war.”