Chu Qingluan looked away and said with a half-smile, "I didn't know that Mr. Li had such a refined taste."

Li Yao was so anxious that cold sweat broke out on his forehead. "Your Highness, you are innocent. This is all a misunderstanding."

As a last resort, Li Yao had to tell Qi Che that he accidentally discovered Gu Yanran hiding in Qi Che's room, and then having an affair with another man, and was discovered by Qi Che.

Finally, Li Yao took out the bill from the Red Mansion and said, "If you don't believe me, please look at this! This is the bill sent by the Red Mansion this morning, and I intercepted it."

As soon as these words were spoken, the entire meeting hall suddenly became so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.

Zhixia's eyes widened, her face filled with shock: "What...!?"

This Gu Yanran once again refreshed her three views.

Zhixia felt like her brain was a little confused.

There was also a moment of stiffness on Chu Qingluan's face.

I thought it was outrageous that Gu Yanran was entangled with Qi Che again, but I didn't expect it to be even more outrageous than this.

But she didn't understand, since Gu Yanran was avoiding pursuers, why did she have to create trouble and find a man?

Isn’t Qi Che ready-made?

Suddenly, she suddenly thought of the charm that Gu Yanran used on Qi Che last time, and she had a guess in her mind.

So he said calmly, "I heard that the White Lotus Sect had a kind of charm technique before. Once successfully practiced, it needs the male's essence to stabilize the power. If it is too long, the internal force will be disordered at best, and it will go crazy at worst."

Zhixia and Li Yao both widened their eyes, completely confused.

"Is there such an evil skill in the world?"

"But why did Gu Yanran seem to not know Kung Fu when we arrested her last time?" Zhixia asked puzzledly.

Chu Qingluan didn't know this either.

"Perhaps her skills are not good enough, or maybe she is hiding her incompetence on purpose."

At this time, Li Yao reacted and asked the first question: "Why didn't she just use Yunyan? Instead, she went to the far end?"

Zhixia was also confused about this question at first.

However, after learning that Yun Yan was Qi Che, she figured it out.

She sneered, "Perhaps, Yun Yan has too much concentration."

She turned to look at Chu Qingluan: "Princess, do you want to give Gu Yanran some hints next? It would be best if these two could fight each other and end up with nothing but fur in their mouths."

Chu Qingluan hesitated for a moment and said, "You can do whatever you want, but be careful not to expose our people."

Zhixia nodded in response, her eyes gleaming with eagerness to try.

Li Yao was confused as he listened.

What's the tip? What's dog-eat-dog?

Just as he was about to ask again, Zhixia grabbed his sleeve and pulled him out.

"Hey, cousin, wait a minute, I still have some questions to ask..."

"Shut up, His Highness has no time for you..."

…

At the same time, in the capital, Prince Rui's Mansion.

Chu Hong was sitting in the study with his eyes closed, with a copy of the Tao Te Ching spread out in front of the desk, as if he was really reflecting on his own mistakes.

There were many guards standing outside the door, all of them were spies sent by the King of Chu to monitor him.

Suddenly, a hurried sound of footsteps came closer and closer. Gu Tingyuan, holding a secret letter, hurried through the corridor but was stopped by the guards.

"The prince is in meditation and will not see any visitors."

Gu Tingyuan's eyes flashed with anxiety, and he lowered his voice and said, "Urgent news from the Western Regions, the matter is of great importance. If something goes wrong, can you afford it?"

The guard was stunned and didn't know what to do when Chu Hong's voice suddenly came from inside.

"Let him in."

The guards then let him go.

Gu Tingyuan walked in quickly, closed the door, and presented a secret letter in his hand.

"Your Majesty, something terrible has happened! Something has happened to the Western Regions' royal court! General Helian, whom we secretly supported, has died in battle!"

Chu Hong opened his eyes, which were originally tightly closed, and a sharp light flashed across his eyes.

"oh?"

"The twelve kings of the Western Regions were in internal strife, and the previous king died in battle. The new king, Amur, is the younger brother of the previous king. I heard that he is brave and good at fighting, and is also very good at strategy. We have to be on guard."

Chu Hong unfolded the secret letter and read its contents carefully: Amur massacred the royal court, killed his six brothers one after another, and unified the twelve tribes in the Western Regions.

It is said that this person had previously threatened to flatten the Central Plains.

Chu Hong originally planned to have General Helian from the Western Regions create unrest on the border, pretending that a large army was approaching, and forcing the court to dispatch troops, especially to get Xie Yunqi away from Youzhou.

In this way, Youzhou would be empty, and he could take advantage of the opportunity to sneak in.

But I didn't expect such a change to happen now.

General Helian is dead, and the newly enthroned King Amur is a completely uncontrollable variable!

"Your Majesty." Gu Tingyuan stroked his beard and continued, "On the way here, I learned that the King of Amur has sent an envoy to deliver a letter of credence, saying that he will personally go to Da Chu in two months to attend your Majesty's fiftieth birthday."

The chess piece at Chu Hong's fingertips was crushed with a "snap".

"Amur...come in person?" He narrowed his eyes, a hint of doubt flashing across his eyes.

Logically speaking, he had just ascended the throne and had not yet secured his seat on the throne, so why would he choose to go on a diplomatic mission to the Chu at this time?

The excuse is to attend your father’s 50th birthday?

"interesting."

"Then, Your Majesty, our plan..."

"Let's put the plan on hold for now." Chu Hong sneered, "Since Helian is dead, let's let the new king finish the show for us."

Gu Tingyuan's eyelids jumped, "What does the prince mean?"

Chu Hong stood up and looked into the distance. "Didn't you say that the new king is warlike? Then let him be 'accidentally' assassinated at the birthday banquet."

By then, when the Western Regions go to war with Great Chu, there will inevitably be chaos in the court. He can then legitimately take over the military power and seize the throne!

Gu Tingyuan took a deep breath and said, "Your Majesty, we must be careful about this matter! If Amur really died in the capital, the Western Region would definitely not let it go."

"So what?" Chu Hong chuckled and said, "When the war breaks out, the first person that Father can rely on is me."

Gu Tingyuan looked solemn.

After all, this was a serious matter of treason and betrayal, which went against his original intention.

It's true that he wants to be credited with following the emperor, but that doesn't mean he has completely lost his humanity. If it's a fight for the throne, he can still assist Chu Hong.

But if he wanted to collaborate with the enemy and commit treason, bringing disaster to the Chu State, this was not what he wanted to see.

"Your Highness, this matter is of great importance. Do we need to discuss it further?"

Chu Hong turned around slowly and smiled coldly: "What? Sir Gu is afraid?"

Gu Tingyuan lowered his head, but still insisted: "Your Majesty, I am not afraid, but if this matter is exposed, not only will it be difficult for Your Majesty to accomplish his great cause, but it may also ruin all the previous efforts, and even implicate Concubine Jiang."

"Oh!"

Chu Hong chuckled, "Master Gu, do you think that I will leave any evidence behind?"

Gu Tingyuan was startled: "What the prince means is..."

Want to put the blame on others?

Who could it be?

Suddenly, a name popped up in Gu Tingyuan's mind.

Thank you Yunqi!