Chapter 90 Conspiracy

In the dark night, the girl didn't speak for a long time.

Mu Junyan's heart skipped a beat.

Apparently, she doesn't want to.

Judging from the time when she jumped into the water to save someone, Gu Huan usually looks timid and soft, like a cat, and is easily frightened. But in fact, she is stubborn at heart.

Come to think of it, most people cannot swallow the hatred of having their lives changed and being forced into a desperate situation.

She has not yet returned to the right path and has no one to rely on. She has no choice but to abandon her good reputation and even risk her life.

He touched the imperial decree granting marriage and a letter of divorce written by himself in his sleeve.

He had requested the imperial decree of marriage from the emperor. Although he could not marry her as his principal wife, he would do his best to give her the proper honor.

The concubine married by His Majesty has a more noble status than the main wife, and ordinary people cannot touch her.

As for the divorce letter…if one day, he dies on the battlefield, this divorce letter will give her freedom.

Gu Huan felt very complicated.

Jiang Ruoxi was going to become his legal wife, but he was going to take her as a concubine?

Does he want to have the best of both worlds?

This was unlike the Mu Junyan she knew.

Gu Huan felt a little cold in her heart.

She originally thought that he was a pure, kind and upright man, but he was also afraid of power, and even if he didn't like it, he couldn't refuse the marriage.

Gu Huan laughed at her own wishful thinking and her self-conceited desire to be as nice to him as possible before he died, to repay him for his help.

She lowered her head and said softly, "It is my blessing that the Duke thinks highly of me, so I am naturally willing."

His strength is still needed now.

In the dark night, Mu Junyan couldn't see her expression clearly, but he could hear that her mood had changed.

It's not as soft as before, but now it's a little more distant.

Mu Junyan stood up and said, "Take good care of yourself and we will discuss this later."

Gu Huan looked at the tall figure striding out of the room, and a hole suddenly appeared in her heart.

The next day.

While Dongqing and Donghua were dressing her up, they seemed to be hesitant to speak.

Gu Huan yawned: "What's wrong?"

"Girl, did you not sleep well last night? You have dark circles under your eyes."

"Ah?" Gu Huan moved closer to the bronze mirror, and sure enough, it looked like a pair of eyes of an iron-eating beast.

A maid lifted the curtain and bowed to Gu Huan: "Miss, Chi Yan wants to see you."

Gu Huan was overjoyed: "Please come in... and ask him to wait for me in the West Warm Pavilion."

Gu Huan saw Chi Yan and rushed over: "How is it?"

Chi Yan took out a piece of paper full of words, signed by Yinzhi, with a fingerprint on it.

Gu Jia took it excitedly, and looked at it carefully. The more he looked, the angrier he became. His hands were shaking and tears welled up in his eyes.

Yinzhi exposed what Aunt Pei had done.

"What is the girl going to do?"

Gu Huan put away the confession and said, "I will go home today."

Chi Yan clasped his fists and said, "I need to report to my master."

Gu Huan glanced at him. Since he was Mu Junyan's man, naturally he had to report everything to him.

"Okay. I'll be back home this afternoon."

"yes."

"Red Flame Guard." Gu Huan remembered Jin Kui's words and lifted her skirt to chase after him.

Chi Yan stopped and asked, "What do you want, young lady?"

"I, I need a few people to take care of something tonight. I wonder if you can help arrange it?"

"Okay. I'll arrange it."

Gu Huan wants to ask if Mu Junyan’s consent is not necessary? Seeing that he didn't say anything, I swallowed it.

Try not to bother him if you can.

She also needs to learn to solve problems on her own.

Gu Huan waited anxiously until noon and hadn't eaten much for lunch, when Chi Yan finally appeared.

"Girl, the master said you can't go out for the next three days."

"Why?" Gu Huan was anxious.

How she wished she could expose Aunt Pei's ugly face immediately and recognize her mother as soon as possible.

She no longer cares about her status as a legitimate daughter. A person's status does not depend on his or her status, but on himself or herself.

Even if she regained her status as a legitimate daughter, she would lose her innocence and would most likely become someone else's concubine.

Noble concubine?

Gu Huan was stunned.

What if my mother knew that her own children had become concubines, and Aunt Pei's daughter was the distinguished young lady of the Duke's Mansion, would she feel ashamed?

She suddenly lost confidence, afraid that her mother would not be as happy as she had imagined after knowing the truth.

Chi Yan raised his eyes slightly and glanced at her quickly.

The girl's eyes were red and she looked heartbroken, which made people feel soft-hearted.

Chi Yan, who always spoke in a tough tone, was a little overwhelmed and tried to soften his voice: "My Lord, it's for the good of the girl."

Gu Huan came back to her senses, her expression dim, and she hummed softly, "I'll obey your command."

"Is it enough to arrange four skilled men for the girl tonight?"

Gu Huan perked up: "Well, that's enough. I need to explain something to them."

"Just tell me what you want, young lady. I'll do it."

Gu Huan thought about it and decided that this was a good idea. If she went there in person, maybe something went wrong and she would alert the enemy.

…

Prince Ping'an's Palace.

The Jiang family has been shrouded in gloom over the past two days.

Jiang Ruoxi cried for a whole day and night.

She felt very bad.

Mu Junyan actually dared to defy the Empress Dowager's order and refused to marry her, and even turned around and asked for the Emperor's imperial decree to grant the marriage.

Now even the Empress Dowager cannot force Mu Junyan, otherwise she would be going against the Emperor.

Jiang Ruoxi was rejected for marriage and felt ashamed and angry.

But his father said that this marriage had to be successful.

After all, if Mu Junyan is captured, there will be bargaining chips to compete with the emperor. Otherwise, the Jiang family will be wiped out.

"Crying is useless." King Ping An said with a sullen face.

The prince sitting next to her advised: "Sister, you have to learn to face it. Your father and brother can't protect you forever."

Jiang Ruoxi wiped her tears and thought about it after hearing this.

Although Mu Junyan did not show much enthusiasm towards his sister, his sister received his respect after she married him, and everyone knew that they were a loving couple.

She is more beautiful than her sister, and is proficient in music, chess, calligraphy and painting. She is not inferior to her sister in any aspect.

If Mu Junyan could accept his terminally ill sister, how could he not accept her?

The problem can only be with the little vixen.

What if... there’s no Gu Huan?

Jiang Ruoxi lost her mother at a young age, and her elder sister died early. She only has a brother who is the prince. Her father has no time to take care of her, and no one in the entire palace dares to take care of her. In addition, the empress dowager personally taught her for two years, and her status became more and more noble. She also developed a confident, domineering and self-centered character.

What you want, you must get.

As soon as the thought came to mind, the decision was made.

She was just a concubine's daughter from a declining marquis's family. She didn't believe that Mu Juncheng could do anything to her after what happened.

When the time comes and Gu Huan is no longer an obstacle, what reason will Mu Junyan have to disobey the order?

Jiang Ruoxi wiped away her tears: "Father, I have a way to solve it."

King Ping An looked at her and said, "Okay, this is my daughter. Do things cleanly and don't involve your great aunt."

"My daughter knows."

Jiang Ruoxi said to her brother, "Didn't Mu An say that he would host a banquet at Yichun Courtyard tonight and invite you? Ask him to ask Gu Wanru to find a way to bring Gu Huan along, otherwise, she won't be able to meet the godson of the Inner Chamberlain."

Prince Ping An raised his eyebrows, "You want your brother to help you take down Mu Junyan's concubine?"

"How can such a bitch dirty my brother?" Jiang Ruoxi sneered, "A bitch should be matched with another bitch."

Prince Ping An laughed, "Okay. Mu An, that idiot, can only rely on this prince, otherwise, how can he meet the godson of the inner eunuchs."

Jiang Ruoxi finally felt relieved.

Her eyes flashed with ferocity. "Brother, didn't that man say last time that he had leverage over Gu Wanru? Can he force them to get the Pei family's winter clothing reserves? Gu Wanru and Gu Huan are here tonight, so he can do it. There's no need to harm their lives. Just kidnap them for two or three days, spread the news, and let everyone in Bianjing know that the two girls of the Gu family were kidnapped. Then when there are many people around, strip them and throw them on the street. Write a few more copies of Gu Wanru's evidence and throw them out together, and this matter can clear our palace of any connection."

This will ruin the reputation of sisters Gu Wanru and Gu Huan.

Prince Ping An raised his eyebrows: "I didn't expect my little sister to become so cruel."

Jiang Ruoxi said coldly: "He is unkind and I am unjust. Even if I can't marry Mu Junyan in the end, no one can get him!"

"We don't need to kidnap Gu Wanru, right? After all, Mu An is a good chess piece. If it weren't for him, how could Mu Junyan's information fall into our hands so easily? We also need Mu Junyan's approval for the winter military supplies this time."

Jiang Ruoxi rolled her eyes at him and said, "Brother, you are too soft-hearted. Only by kidnapping the two sisters can our palace be cleared of all charges. It's not me who has a grudge against them, it's that person. Besides, Mu An is Mu Junyan's adopted son, and I will drive him out of the Duke's Palace in the future. I don't want such a stupid eldest son."

Seeing her brother giving her a thumbs up, Jiang Ruoxi felt a little relieved from the depression she had been feeling for the past two days.

In fact, after knowing that Mu Junyan refused the marriage and turned around to ask the emperor to grant the marriage, she wanted to take action.

But Gu Huan was never seen leaving the Duke’s Mansion.

But he didn't want to take any risks himself. After all, Mu Junyan was not someone to be trifled with.