Chapter 194: Inhumanity

Emperor Wu of Qin was furious and gnashed his teeth as he said, "When we return to the capital, do everything in your power to track down the men in black. They have harmed so many people, and they must pay a heavy price..."

"This time, it's fortunate that Crown Prince Huo Yuchen returned to the capital ahead of time to comfort the victims and stabilize the government. Otherwise, who knows how much more chaos would have occurred!"

Liu Quan'an echoed, "Your Highness the Crown Prince has made a great contribution this time! Otherwise, we don't know how long we would have been trapped! The longer we are trapped, the more unstable the dynasty will be, and the more likely it is that unrest will occur!..."

"Furthermore, if those refugees continue to remain unpacified, they will surely cause a commotion, and the situation will become truly uncontrollable..."

Emperor Wu of Qin looked far into the direction of the capital, his eyes revealing a long-lost tenderness and fatherly love.

At the critical moment, it was his legitimate son who showed extraordinary courage and turned the tide, which stabilized the situation in the court, prevented the people from being displaced, and prevented more people from suffering.

At least it's still of some use.

It also made him feel relieved.

This is the only good news I have heard after the recent series of blows.

This made Emperor Wu of Qin breathe a sigh of relief.

At this time, King Chang was still struggling between conscience and desire, constantly hovering on the brink of life and death.

As Grand Tutor Gu looked at Prince Chang, whose future was bleak, his eyes grew darker. From an angle invisible to outsiders, his eyes revealed ruthlessness and cruelty.

He didn't expect that just over a month after he entrusted his most beloved granddaughter to someone else, such a big change would happen.

The prince who was the most favored, the one with the highest hopes, and the one with the greatest hope of ascending the throne, became a cripple overnight and became the person who was farthest away from the throne. This made all his calculations go to waste.

How could he be willing so easily?

He dragged Gu Qingcheng to the side courtyard, drove away all the servants, and asked his trusted confidants to guard the door tightly.

Then he sighed and said dejectedly, "Qingcheng, Prince Chang has become a useless man and will never be able to take the throne again. Do you have any new plans now?"

Gu Qingcheng had already wiped away the fake tears on her face, and her face was full of worry.

"Grandfather, what do you say we should do? I can't live my whole life with a cripple, can I?"

"I just asked Doctor Tang quietly, and he revealed some terrible news to me."

"What news?"

"Prince Chang will not only become disabled, but also inhumane. It will be impossible for him to leave offspring."

"Grandfather, what hope is there for a disabled and childless prince? What can we look forward to?"

"Thinking of this, I feel that Prince Chang might as well just die! Why would he come back? What's the point of him living like this without dignity in the future?"

After hearing this, Grand Tutor Gu was also shocked. He did not expect things to become so serious.

Gu Qingcheng is not pregnant yet, so all his plans have come to nothing, and all his hopes have been dashed.

Grand Tutor Gu's expression became increasingly grim, even more dejected than when a relative had died.

"Grandfather, we can't just tie ourselves to King Chang's broken boat, right? There's no hope at all."

"It just so happens that Prince Chang and I haven't gotten married yet. Do we still have a chance to break off the engagement? That way we can escape Prince Chang's hell."

Grand Tutor Gu sighed deeply and shook his head.

"Regret the royal marriage, do you want to die?"

"Do you want the emperor to execute our entire Gu family?"

"I thought Prince Duan had no chance, so I chose Prince Chang. I didn't expect to fall into a deeper pit. Now, climbing out of the pit is not easy!"

"Then what should we do?" Gu Qingcheng's face was full of reluctance and resistance.

"If you want to break off the engagement, you have to think of a way, step by step, and plan slowly. You have to think of another way. Don't rush it."

"If Prince Chang, Emperor Qin Wu, and Concubine Li discover our intentions, they will definitely be rude to the Gu family. You must be extremely careful and conceal your thoughts."

"Besides, Prince Chang is so badly injured, whether he can survive is another matter!"

"What if he doesn't survive at all? Aren't we just asking for trouble now?"

"By then, you won't have to marry him anymore. If you marry someone else in the future, the royal family won't have anything to say, right?"

Gu Qingcheng thought about it for a moment and felt that what her grandfather said was absolutely right. If Prince Chang had died immediately, wouldn't that have been a permanent solution? Why bother worrying about it now?

After the two of them reached a preliminary agreement, they returned to Prince Chang's room calmly.

*****

After all the property that can be recovered is collected from the second house.

Han Yunxi took Lin Pianran back to the East Courtyard.

It was almost noon and Lin Pianran was already starving.

Han Yunxi, Lin Pianran and their group hurried back to "Yufulou".

Lin Pianran took Han Yunxi and Baili Qingyun directly to the second floor and ordered two tables of delicious meals.

One table was for Tianzhu, Huanxue, Jingyu, as well as the maids and servants around Han Yunxi.

At the other table were Lin Pianran, Han Yunxi, Baili Qingyun and Xinxin.

After dinner, Han Yunxi took Xinxin back to her room on the fourth floor.

Only Lin Pianran and Baili Qingyun were in the room. Lin Pianran lowered her voice and asked, "How is His Highness? Is the disaster relief going smoothly?"

Baili Qingyun handed her two letters.

One letter was written by Huo Yuchen alone to Lin Pianran, and it was full of longing.

The other letter was written to Baili Qingyun.

Lin Pianran finished reading it at a glance.

The letter said that everything was going smoothly with the disaster relief work, and repeatedly urged Baili Qingyun to pay more attention to "Yufulou" and have people protect Lin Pianran's safety and not let anyone bully her.

He also said that he brought 500 Black Cloud Guards last night and made a surprise attack again, going to the manor behind the Poison Barrier Forest.

I just wanted to try my luck.

I didn’t expect that those men in black were so bold that there were actually more than 200 people hiding among them.

Huo Yuchen led the Black Cloud Guards and killed half of the men in black and captured the other half.

The men in black were interrogated all night, but no useful information was obtained.

All we know is that their organization is called "Dark Moon Pavilion".

Their master always appears in a fox mask. No one has ever seen his true face, and no one knows his true identity.

The leader of the Dark Moon Pavilion has four guardians, namely Wuqing, Feihua, Luoyu and Tingxue.

They all have superb martial arts skills and wear masks. They always come and go without a trace and their whereabouts are unpredictable.

Normally, there is an owner who takes care of the manor.

But the owner of the manor was killed by Huo Yuchen last time.