Chapter 878 The Truth - The End of the Chapter

In the blink of an eye, Bai Xu scooped up the princess and pulled her into his arms.

"What are you afraid of? Our wedding date will be set in a few days. Are you going to push me away like this then?"

The gentle voice reached her ears, and the princess felt a surge of tenderness, collapsing against her.

Compared to the warmth on this side, Princess Baiyun, looking at the Seventh Prince staring at her with wide eyes, wished she could slap her across the face.

She had already explained why he was there, but he insisted that he was dreaming and kept staring at her with wide eyes.

Anyone would feel embarrassed being stared at like that. Princess Baiyun's pretty face turned red to her ears, but the Seventh Prince shamelessly added, "I didn't expect that even a princess in a dream would blush."

Princess Baiyun desperately wanted to dig a hole in the ground and escape this place of trouble as soon as possible.

The next few days were quite pleasant. Bai Xu leisurely waited for the emperor to set the wedding date, and then he took the princess back to Wei.

Of course, Bai Xu knew very well that the emperor would not keep his promise to let him take the gunpowder away, so he had already sent people to secretly investigate the whereabouts of the gunpowder so that he could send it away before leaving.

It has to be said that Bai Xu was too optimistic. He thought that even if he took the black powder, the emperor wouldn't dare to do anything. But the problem arose because of his overconfidence and the suddenness of the event.

After several days of investigation, Bai Xu finally found out where the gunpowder was hidden. In order to ensure the smooth progress of the operation, Bai Xu personally led a group of people to move the gunpowder.

Little did he know that he had fallen into the Third Prince's trap.

They surrounded him at the place where the gunpowder was hidden, and charged him with theft. The Third Prince attacked Bai Xu without any scruples. Outnumbered, Bai Xu led his men in a desperate breakout, but was ultimately seriously injured by the Third Prince.

At this time, the emperor was already under the control of the third prince, so he could not make any choices.

The struggle for the throne among the nine princes erupted due to the emperor's serious illness, and the marriage of the eldest princess was also changed by a single sentence from the third prince.

The political landscape of marriage alliances during the Three Kingdoms period shifted entirely due to the struggle for succession.

In order to gain the support of the Wei Kingdom, the Third Prince went to great lengths to force Princess Baiyun to marry him.

The winds of change seemed to shift overnight in the entire Great Zhou Dynasty, and the emperor even watched as his own sons murdered one by one.

"The events of that year were truly bloody and turbulent, especially the struggle for the throne among the nine princes, which was utterly cruel and inhumane. The eldest and second princes already had several sons at the time, but none of them survived the incident. After being seriously injured, the White Prince was imprisoned in the post station, and Princess Baiyun was unable to visit him several times. Later, with the help of the seventh prince, the White Prince was finally released, but his meeting with the eldest princess became their last meeting in this life."

After Gu Jin finished recounting everything, he became somewhat gloomy, clearly indicating how much the events of that year had affected him.

However, after listening, Gu Shuyan couldn't help but ask, "Since Father was on good terms with the Seventh Prince back then, why did those people say that Father was on the late Emperor's side?"

Speaking of this, Gu Jin smiled sarcastically, "This matter is all thanks to the Seventh Prince. Before he was driven to despair, the Seventh Prince told the late Emperor that the treasure they were looking for was not just gunpowder, but also an elixir of immortality. And the method to obtain the elixir of immortality requires the blood of my Gu family descendants as a catalyst."

In other words, everything Gu Jin achieved later was thanks to the Seventh Prince's words.

Later, the emperor favored the Gu family and always gave Gu Jin important positions. This was partly due to Gu Jin's own talent, but also because of the effect of the seventh prince's last words.

"No wonder Father always obeyed the late emperor. It turns out that Father was actually loyal to the Great Zhou, not the late emperor."

Gu Shuyan has lived two lives, and only now does she understand her father's true intentions.

Seeing that Gu Shuyan understood him, Gu Jin smiled with relief, then looked at the younger generation in the room, "Now that things have settled down, it's time for them to rest in peace."

After Gu Jin finished speaking, he led everyone to the Gu family ancestral hall.

For decades, the Gu family's ancestral hall had been filled with nameless memorial tablets. Today, they can finally openly receive offerings and incense from their descendants.

The Gu family personally led several people to carve their names and set up incense.

Looking at those relatives they had never met but were intimately connected with, Yun Yichen slowly said, "Perhaps if they hadn't come to the Great Zhou back then, none of those things would have happened. But if those things hadn't happened, we wouldn't exist, and there wouldn't be these grudges and entanglements. So, in the grand scheme of things, it's all fate."

Yun Yichen once deeply regretted his mother's early death, and even harbored hatred for it for many years, but now, he suddenly felt at peace.

Those who deserved to die are all dead. Their relatives and parents can rest in peace now. As for him and Shu'er, they still have decades to spend together.

Time passed peacefully. In the days following the beginning of spring, Yun Yichen handed over all his work to Ji Wenjin and the others, while he himself stayed at home and packed his belongings.

Watching Yun Yichen give orders to the servants in such a serious manner, Ji Wenjin was puzzled. "What are you doing? Why do you look like you're about to go on a long trip?"

Yun Yichen smiled at him, "As expected of my older cousin, you guessed it right away."

"What? You're really going on a long trip?"

Thinking about all the troubles of the past year, Ji Wenjin couldn't help but say, "Why don't you spend some quality time with Shu'er when you finally have some free time? Why do you have to run around and make her, a woman, worry all the time?"

"Who said I was going to leave her alone?"

Yun Yichen refused to acknowledge Ji Wenjin's accusations.

"Then why didn't you leave her alone on that long trip?"

After Ji Wenjin finished speaking, she belatedly stared at Yun Yichen and said, "You mean, you want to take Shuer with you? No, no, absolutely not!"

Ji Wenjin shook her head vigorously.

Gu Shuyan hadn't had a proper rest after giving birth, and now that she was finally able to live a peaceful life, Yun Yichen was going to scare her away again. How could Ji Wenjin agree to that?

Seeing Ji Wenjin's somewhat erratic state, Yun Yichen simply turned around and went straight into the inner room.

"Hey, let me tell you, you can't take Shuer running around like that."

Ji Wenjin followed Yun Yichen inside, but just as she rounded the screen, she saw Gu Shuyan come out.

"Shu'er, listen to your older cousin. You must not run around with him. You still need to take care of your health. You can't be reckless."

Ji Wenjin knew that it was better to talk to Gu Shuyan than to Yun Yichen, so she changed her approach and started persuading Gu Shuyan.

Gu Shuyan smiled upon hearing this, "When did Brother Wenjin become so talkative? Could it be because his eldest cousin's wife came into the family and changed his personality?"