20demayo Chapter 373: Something happened between Gu Jingzhi and the Crown Princess?
Chapter 373: Something happened between Gu Jingzhi and the Crown Princess?
The conversation in the palace ended, and the family dinner at Gu Jingzhi's house also ended. After settling his two uncles, Gu Jingzhi returned to his residence with a smell of alcohol.
Chen Yu had hot water prepared early and took a quick shower. Seeing his wife reclining on the couch reading a book, someone came over with a playful smile!
"lady……"
"Snapped!"
Chen Yu slapped the dirty hand away, stared at Gu Jingzhi, and said expressionlessly, "My husband, shouldn't you give me an explanation?"
"Huh? Explain what?"
Gu Jingzhi pretended to be confused.
Chen Yu narrowed her eyes, looked into Gu Jingzhi's eyes, and whispered, "Are you pretending not to understand, my husband?"
"..."
Gu Jingzhi smiled awkwardly and said, "It was sent by the Crown Princess!"
Wan Zhen's existence could not be hidden from Chen Yu at all, and Gu Jingzhi did not want to keep a mistress without telling Chen Yu. In fact, it was safer for Wan Zhen to stay in the Marquis' Mansion than to be kept outside.
Although there are spies from the Inner Guard in the Marquis' Mansion, it is unlikely that they can obtain any information that cannot be told to outsiders in the Marquis' Mansion!
There are more and more servants in the Marquis' Mansion, but except for the first group, the rest are either disguised secret guards or have been strictly checked by the secret guards.
Hearing Gu Jingzhi's words, Chen Yu showed an astonished look on his face.
"Does my husband think our family has lived too long or what?"
Chen Yu stared at Gu Jingzhi, expressionless, and said, "I didn't even know that my husband dared to touch the Crown Princess... Are you trying to kill yourself?"
"..."
It was the first time that Gu Jingzhi saw his wife angry. He opened his mouth but didn't know what to say for a while!
Seeing this, Chen Yu became even more furious, her tone a bit frantic as she said, "Ha! She was quite thoughtful, actually getting someone who looked 70% like her. It seems my husband is truly amazing. Even the Crown Princess is hopelessly infatuated with him!"
"Uh……"
For some reason, Gu Jingzhi felt a little uneasy.
Chen Yu continued, "This voice is surprisingly similar to mine. I must have put a lot of effort into trying to please you..."
"lady……"
Gu Jingzhi couldn't stand it any longer. He pulled Chen Yu's hand, but Chen Yu pushed him away again: "Don't touch me!"
"You and I both know that we are walking on thin ice in this capital. Although this mansion is full of flowers and brocade, who knows if it is not like boiling oil in a raging fire? My husband has always been cautious, why is he here..."
The two have been married for two years, and the person who knows him best is none other than Chen Yu!
Who said her husband was chasing after power? It was partly because he was forced to do so. He never got involved in things that didn't belong to him. She would never forget the loss and disappointment she felt when the land encroachment case ended... when her husband was sacrificed in that power exchange.
From that time on, Chen Yu knew that the man she was going to marry had the heart of a powerful official. He pursued power but never bent the law for personal gain, nor would he easily let others get a hold of him.
I don't have much pursuit of money. If I hadn't gotten married, I probably wouldn't have accumulated any wealth.
only……
She never expected that Gu Jingzhi, who had never even been to a brothel to listen to music, would do such a foolish thing for the sake of a woman.
That’s the Crown Princess!
The couple suddenly fell silent. After a while, Chen Yu asked, "When did you start?"
She wasn't sure if the two of them were in love... or if it was because the Crown Princess's high status gave her man a great sense of stimulation. If it were before, she would never have had the latter idea, but after being in charge of the secret guards for so long, she understood a lot about the weaknesses of human nature.
Of course, if it is either of these two, Chen Yu doesn't think either is scary.
The most terrifying thing is that the Crown Princess's move is purely to take advantage of the Xiling Marquisate and use this relationship to tie the Xiling Marquisate to their chariot.
Although the Xiling Marquisate's stance had long been determined by the Emperor, it didn't matter to Chen Yu. However, if the Crown Princess sacrificed her beauty for the sake of exploitation...
Even if the two of them were in the same camp, Chen Yu would make that woman pay the price, because the consequences of this matter could never be borne by her man.
When Chen Yu asked, Gu Jingzhi did not hide anything and told her about how he met the drugged Crown Princess at the annual banquet.
After hearing this, Chen Yu gave Gu Jingzhi a meaningful look and said, "So, when you were in Ningzhou, your husband and she had always been in contact?"
Gu Jingzhi nodded silently.
Chen Yu suddenly felt overwhelmed.
Chen Yu knew everything about what happened in Ningzhou and the relationship between the Crown Prince and his wife, but she never expected that the Crown Princess would be taken advantage of by her own man!
However, after listening to Gu Jingzhi talk about his first encounter with the Crown Princess, her wariness was largely eliminated.
The two of them started their relationship by chance. When they were in Ningzhou, although the Crown Princess wanted to drag Gu Jing on board, it seems that taking advantage of the opportunity was also half of the reason.
She thought for a moment and said, "The Crown Princess had someone drug her at the annual banquet, which means the mastermind still suspects that she has lost her virginity. However, it's been so long, and there's no sign of it happening. Hasn't my husband ever considered the problem?"
"I thought about it!"
Gu Jingzhi nodded silently and said, "It's most likely the Queen or the Second Prince's instruction!"
"Does my husband have any evidence to rule out the third brother?"
"No! But he's not a big suspect!"
Gu Jingzhi said silently: "The fight at the annual banquet was originally planned by the third brother and Jin Lehuang. However, the third brother did not expect Jin Lehuang to be so crazy that she could even mobilize the imperial guards!"
"The third brother only wants to frame the Crown Prince for interfering with the inner guards with the intention of treason! Given the Crown Prince's relationship with Jin Lehuang at the time, there was no way he could escape."
Chen Yu nodded and said, "The Third Prince already had other plans, so there's really no need for him to go to the trouble of plotting against the Crown Princess. So, the Second Prince and the Queen are the most suspicious!"
"Ok!"
Gu Jingzhi nodded and said, "It's strange, though. It's been so long since this happened, but we still haven't found the person the Second Brother planted in the palace. It's like there's not even a trace left!"
Chen Yu frowned when he heard this.
"Husband, have you excluded the Queen?"
"We haven't ruled out all the possibilities, but judging by the evidence we've gathered so far, it doesn't seem like the Queen's doing!"
Gu Jingzhi said, "Although the Queen comes from an aristocratic family, based on past experience, she rarely interferes in court affairs. Even the methods she uses in the harem are considered to have a bottom line! Therefore, I think this matter has little to do with her. In addition..."
Gu Jingzhi also informed Chen Yu that Emperor Xia had been poisoned and was nearing death. Upon hearing this, Chen Yu's face changed drastically: "So, His Majesty..."
"Ok!"
Gu Jingzhi nodded slightly and said worriedly, "I'm afraid it will only take a few months!"
"So, my husband suspects that the person who drugged the Crown Princess and poisoned His Majesty... is the same person?"