"Tsk, if you can't find anything, won't you just fabricate some evidence for him?" Yu Wenran said lightly, "Ayue, you're so smart, you didn't think of framing them, did you?"

Gu Yanyue: ...

Gu Yanyue just stared at him in amazement. Yuwen Ran could speak of this treacherous scheme to frame others so openly. Those who didn't know would think that he had done something great for the country and the people. However, although the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion had almost fallen into decline by the time of Liu Yanlin's generation, it was not an easy task to fabricate evidence against him.

"It's okay. I've already asked people to start preparing." Yu Wenran touched Gu Yanyue's hair. "After we deal with Prince Xiang, it will be the turn of the Zhenbei Marquisate."

Gu Yanyue:!!!

"Didn't this just happen? When did you ask people to prepare?"

Yu Wenran explained to Gu Yanyue: "When I returned to Fengqi Palace just now, didn't you notice that Zheng Hai didn't come back with me?"

Gu Yanyue acted as if she had suddenly realized something. It turned out that on the way back to Fengqi Palace, Yuwen Ran had already figured out how to deal with the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion.

Gu Yanyue thought about it and said with some relief: "Aran, you have finally grown up to the point where you don't have to be restrained by them. As your wife who has been with you all this time, I am really proud of you." Although the tone was a bit like that of an old mother who is very relieved and proud to have a new son, Gu Yanyue's starting point was still good.

Yu Wenran looked at Gu Yanyue with an expression that looked like an old mother looking at her son, and the more she looked at him, the more she liked him. She said, "Ayue, do you think I'm amazing?"

Gu Yanyue nodded, "Yeah, yeah!" After all, it's not easy for this child to grow up like this!

Yu Wenran looked at Gu Yanyue and said with a half-smile, "I have something even more powerful. Do you want to know?"

Gu Yanyue continued to nod, "Yeah, yeah!"

It was only when Yu Wenran pushed her back under him that Gu Yanyue realized something was wrong. "Didn't you say you wanted to show me your strengths?"

Gu Yanyue desperately shook her head at Yu Wenran and struggled to get up, "No, I don't want to know anymore."

"No, I still have to prove it to you. Otherwise, I'm afraid the Queen will misunderstand my abilities in the future. We should clarify this misunderstanding as soon as possible."

"I think my greatest strength is serving you, Her Majesty the Queen." Yu Wenran said solemnly, and with a turn, he pressed Gu Yanyue under him again. "I hope Your Majesty the Queen will give me more guidance later."

Gu Yanyue: “…”

No matter how slow Gu Yanyue was, she knew that Yuwen Ran would definitely not let her go. She started to struggle again, even bringing up the fact that Yuwen Ran would be attending court later. "Ah Ran, it's not good to commit adultery in broad daylight. You still have to attend court later!"

"Today is a day off, no need to attend court."

Gu Yanyue kicked Yuwen Ran in the stomach, but before she could even land, Yuwen Ran grabbed her. She couldn't help but get angry and said, "No, don't try to fool me! I have to go to court today! Get up and go!"

"When I came back just now, I knew that with such a big incident, no one would be in the mood to attend court later, so I simply canceled it and will wait until they have digested the news in the palace before attending court." Yuwen Ran couldn't help but have a smug look on his face. "Ayue, you see, it's hard to find an emperor as considerate as me these days."

Gu Yanyue: ...

That's all bullshit! It's clearly you who doesn't want to attend court, and you even say you want to give those ministers some time to digest it. Bah! You don't want to attend court, yet you find such a high-sounding excuse. If you really cared about those court officials, you wouldn't want to frame the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion!

So this morning, Gu Yanyue completely understood what Yu Wenran meant by proving it to herself.

Even when she was tortured by Yuwen Ran to the point where she couldn't even cry, Yuwen Ran still didn't let her go.

When Yuwen Ran finally let her go, she bit a deep tooth mark on Yuwen Ran's neck out of revenge. If she hadn't been exhausted, Yuwen Ran felt that Gu Yanyue would have bitten her until she bled.

…

At Prince Xiang’s Mansion.

Prince Xiang and Shangguan Yi were talking in the room.

Shangguan Yicai prided herself on being a lady from a noble family and a rare talent. The furnishings in the room she lived in in Prince Xiang's mansion were naturally elegant, with a lot of calligraphy, paintings and flowers arranged in the room.

But a closer look revealed that the calligraphy and paintings were all rare treasures by famous artists, many of which were hard to find in the market and could not be bought at all. Even the flowers used for the decoration were of the finest varieties, some of which could only be seen in the Imperial Garden.

Even the paperweight on the table was worth a fortune. It was clear that the Xiangwang Mansion was indeed as wealthy as they say, perhaps even rich enough to rival a nation. Shangguan Yi's expenses for entering the palace were less than what the Xiangwang Mansion had managed.

Prince Xiang sat in a chair, dressed in a navy blue brocade robe. The poison he had been suffering from had been recurring for the past few months. The Queen Mother had sought out renowned doctors, but they had all said there was no cure. As a result, Prince Xiang's spirits and energy were no longer as strong as they had been in Qianzhou. Even the clothes that had once fit him perfectly now seemed too large.

Ever since he knew that he had only a few days to live, he stayed in Prince Xiang's mansion every day in a lifeless state, never leaving the main gate or the back gate.

In stark contrast to Prince Xiang, Shangguan Yi wore a pale green dress with pale blue peonies embroidered on the cuffs, auspicious clouds outlined with silver thread, and a dense row of blue sea and cloud patterns at the hem. Her chest was wrapped in a wide piece of pale yellow brocade. The material and workmanship of this dress were both top-notch.

She was already very outstanding in appearance, and after being dressed up like this, even the ladies in the palace would pale in comparison to her!

Apparently, Shangguan Yi was living quite well in Prince Xiang's Mansion.

"I wonder what the prince meant by what he said before?" Shangguan Yi asked with a frown. She was really worried about Prince Xiang's mental state in the past two months. The Queen Mother was afraid that Prince Xiang would ruin their original plan because of his physical condition, so she asked her to go to Prince Xiang's mansion to keep an eye on him.

Prince Xiang took a sip of tea from the table and said calmly, "I think the plan should be implemented as soon as possible. I don't want to wait any longer!"

Shangguan Yi looked at the gloomy expression on Prince Xiang's face and couldn't help feeling a little scared. She said, "Of course I know this. My mother and I naturally want to see the prince ascend the throne as soon as possible, but now..."