activa-t Chapter 212: Investigation
Chapter 212: Investigation
In the princess's mansion.
Gan Luo learned that a large group of ministers had gone to the palace to discuss matters yesterday, and that they had gone to a brothel with her. At that moment, Gan Luo was a little puzzled as to who had leaked this news. More importantly, Gan Luo was dressed as a man, and very few people could tell that she was her.
Gan Luo then sent people to investigate.
Unexpectedly, in less than an hour, the man returned and told Gan Luo that the brothel had been closed, meaning they had left. Gan Luo was astonished by their speed.
Gan Luo then saw Lou Yan there. Upon seeing Lou Yan, Gan Luo was instantly startled. Had he known Lou Yan was there, Gan Luo shouldn't have brought up the brothel. Lou Yan, pretending to know nothing, asked Gan Luo, "Your Highness, the cooks have prepared the meal. Would Your Highness be willing to have a meal with me?"
Gan Luo agreed, and then at the dinner table, Gan Luo tentatively asked Lou Yan if he had heard anything. Lou Yan solemnly told Gan Luo that he hadn't heard anything. Gan Luo looked at Lou Yan's expression and forced a smile.
"Alright, since you didn't hear anything, I won't ask you anymore. I want to ask you, have you been bored staying in this princess's residence lately? If you have, you must tell me."
"Don't worry, I feel quite free and comfortable staying in this princess's residence. It's not as restrictive as other places at all, and I like it very much."
Then Gan Luo remembered that there was a newly built courtyard in the suburbs: "I want to arrange for you to go to the courtyard in the suburbs. I don't know what you think. I think it is very quiet there. I want to send you there. You can stay for a while and you can also travel around."
Lou Yan felt a pang of desolation upon hearing Gan Luo's words. He had never expected that Gan Luo would actually want to send him away. Had Gan Luo discovered what he had been doing these past few days? If that were the case, what should he do?
"Has Your Highness grown tired of me? Has she lost all affection for me, which is why you're sending me here?"
"That's not what I meant. I just haven't had time to see how the courtyard is being built, so I wanted you to go and take a look. Come back and let me know after some time if there's anything that needs to be improved."
Lou Yan naturally believed what Gan Luo said. Gan Luo immediately felt that this man was quite easy to fool. However, in the past few days, Gan Luo felt that Lou Yan was quite kind-hearted. It was just a pity that he should not be on the Prime Minister's side.
Gan Luo sent Lou Yan away for two reasons: firstly, it was because of Hua Yu, and secondly, he wanted the Prime Minister to sever ties with him.
Lin Muxuan happened to arrive at this place and unexpectedly saw the two of them having a meal. Naturally, he sat down in the chair without any hesitation. "I didn't expect that the princess and Young Master Lou Yan would be having a meal here. There are so many bowls and chopsticks. I hope it will be alright."
"How dare you!" Lou Yan glared angrily at Lin Muxuan. Lin Muxuan, however, paid no attention to Lou Yan's appearance and continued eating on his own. Gan Luo waved his hand, and the three of them continued their meal.
Lin Muxuan knew perfectly well why Lou Yan was angry, but unfortunately, Lin Muxuan didn't like Gan Luo at all; he simply regarded her as an older sister.
Right now, I just want to provoke Lou Yan here.
Seeing Lou Yan's successful display of anger, Lin Muxuan's lips curled into a smile.
Lin Fengmian watched from the shadows, a smile creeping onto his lips. He never expected Lin Muxuan to be so infuriating; it was truly a surprise to Lin Fengmian.
Lin Fengmian turned his gaze to Lin Muxuan, as if Gan Luo had just told him about it a few days ago, and that Lin Muxuan would be sent away soon.
Sometimes Lin Fengmian really couldn't understand why Gan Luo kept taking in male concubines, only to drive them away again.
Is it really because the novelty has worn off? But for some reason, in Lin Fengmian's eyes, he couldn't see that Gan Luo liked this group of male concubines at all. Not only did he not like them at all, but more importantly, Gan Luo seemed to treat them all as just tools.
Gan Luo kept keeping male concubines and flirting with them in order to cover his tracks; in reality, he did not like them.
Afterwards, Gan Luo arranged some people for Lou Yan, and these people were Gan Luo's confidants. These people would take good care of Lou Yan, and during this period Lou Yan would not be able to interact with anyone.
"Your Highness, you must wait for me to return. I will definitely be back soon."
Gan Luo nodded slightly, but as soon as he turned around, his eyes turned cold. This sudden change was noticed by the maids around him, who all thought that Gan Luo was probably a demon who had escaped from the eighteenth level of hell.
"Luckily, I didn't provoke Her Highness. If I had, I think I would be dead by now. That look in her eyes is really too terrifying. It almost scared me to death."
Lin Fengmian jumped down from the tree, and his jump startled Lin Muxuan so much that he fell to the ground.
"Guard Lin, you suddenly jumping down from up there really gave me a huge fright, you know that?"
Lin Fengmian then apologized to Lin Muxuan, saying, "If I'm on guard next time, you'd better be careful so you don't accidentally hit someone."
Then Lin Muxuan turned his attention to Gan Luo, asking if Gan Luo had intentionally sent this person away, and if it was not so that the person could go sightseeing.
He knew that Gan Luo was Lin Fengmian's confidant and that Gan Luo would tell Lin Fengmian everything, which was why Lin Muxuan was speaking so recklessly here.
"You are very clever, but I only hope that you use your cleverness in the right way, not in this way."
He then took Lin Fengmian and left the place. At this time, Gan Luo arrived at the place where Hua Yu was. Hua Yu was lying on the bed and had fallen asleep.