Chapter 70 Spring Hunt

Concubine Hui chuckled.

"He won't be able to sit on the throne of the crown prince for long."

As she spoke, she patted King Rui on the shoulder.

"My son, just wait. The position of crown prince will be yours sooner or later."

Upon hearing this, King Rui looked up suddenly and asked in shock, "Why?"

"Chen Hechuan may seem to have won against you this time, but in reality, he completely lost to Your Majesty."

"It's true that he slapped you in the face today, but he also slapped His Majesty in the face."

"Your Majesty's face cannot be hit casually."

"Your father is narrow-minded, selfish and suspicious."

“Chen Hechuan’s words today seem to have told Your Majesty the importance of maintaining stability in the court.

But it also offended Your Majesty, letting all the court officials clearly know that his abilities and scheming were superior to Your Majesty's. How could Your Majesty tolerate this?"

After hearing this, Prince Rui's expression improved a little.

He looked at Concubine Hui and continued asking.

"But, I don't think Father has any intention of deposing the Crown Prince. Besides, the Queen Mother is here, and she won't allow Father to depose the Crown Prince."

Concubine Hui chuckled.

"That's nothing."

"Just wait, he just needs an opportunity."

"If the Crown Prince makes a serious mistake now, he will definitely lose his position as Crown Prince."

After hearing this, Prince Rui pondered for a while, and his panicked heart finally calmed down.

"I heard that the Queen Mother has summoned Situ Mingji to the palace many times recently. I believe she wants to make Situ Mingji the Crown Princess."

Upon hearing this, Concubine Hui also snorted coldly.

"Um."

"I know about this."

Concubine Hui said.

"However, it seems that our Crown Prince doesn't like Situ Mingji!"

As she spoke, she turned to look at King Rui.

"Also, I discovered something interesting."

Prince Rui looked at Concubine Hui and felt something in his heart, so he also spoke.

"What a coincidence! I have also discovered something interesting."

Concubine Hui accidentally discovered that Chen Hechuan seemed to be interested in the newly found daughter of Marquis Yong'an.

At that time, the Queen Mother summoned people into the palace for no reason and dismissed all the palace maids. Within a moment, the prince hurried over.

After that, Gu Jingchun didn't leave until the evening.

This made it difficult for Concubine Hui not to be suspicious.

Prince Rui was outside the palace and accidentally discovered the two together, and then he discovered some clues.

Now, the two of them combined their respective information and burst out laughing.

"God is really helping me."

King Rui laughed triumphantly.

"Chen Hechuan, Chen Hechuan, I never thought that he would fall in love with a widow from the countryside, and she is also the fiancée of a minister."

"If the emperor knew this news, his position as crown prince would definitely be lost."

King Rui stood up as he spoke.

"I will tell Father now."

Just as Prince Rui was about to leave, he was stopped by Concubine Hui.

"Stop right there."

"When will you change your impatience?"

Concubine Hui roared.

"Do you know the specific situation now?"

"Do you know how far the two of them have come?"

"How dare you tell your father so rashly.

If your father calls the two of them over again to question them, and they stubbornly deny it, what will you do then?

Prince Rui paused.

"Then...what should we do?"

"Please teach me, Mother."

Upon hearing this, Concubine Hui curled the corners of her mouth and smiled triumphantly.

"How simple it is! The Spring Hunt will be held in a few days, and that girl will definitely be there.

When the time comes, you can find a way to get the two of them to do something, wouldn't that be easy?"

“Once it’s done, in front of so many people, even if Shen Hechuan wants to deny it, there’s nothing he can do.”

Upon hearing this, Prince Rui praised his mother for her good idea and then went to make the arrangements proudly.

******

Time flies, and in the blink of an eye it is the day of spring hunting.

On this day, everyone in the Yong'an Marquis Mansion went out and started preparing early.

However, the distant cousin in the mansion had a stomach upset for some unknown reason before leaving the house, and her legs were so weak from diarrhea.

For this reason, she had to give up the idea of ​​going with him.

When everyone sees this kind of method, it is not difficult to guess who did it.

For this reason, Gu Yunjin said softly: "It seems that my sister really wants to go on this spring hunt. Why don't you take her with you, mother?"

Upon hearing this, Chu Qianlan immediately snorted coldly.

"She's dreaming. Even if I die today, I won't let her go on the spring hunt."

She was still angry when she thought about the last time Gu Jingchun plotted against her in the palace, and she would not let Gu Jingchun go this time no matter what.

And Gu Nansheng also spoke.

"What did you ask her to do?"

"How could she, a girl who grew up in the countryside, know how to ride a horse?

Even if she went, she would be laughed at, and it would be the Yong'an Marquisate that would lose face."

For this reason, Gu Weiang did not say anything, obviously agreeing.

So, the group quickly set off.

However, wait until you meet up with the team in the palace.

They were following the palace procession, but suddenly they saw a young eunuch coming forward to report the news.

"Master Gu, the Queen Mother wants Miss Gu to come in for questioning."

After saying that, Gu Weiang turned around and looked at Gu Yunjin's carriage.

The young eunuch frowned upon hearing this and reminded him, "My Lord, the Empress Dowager wants to see your eldest daughter, Gu Jingchun, Miss Gu."

Hearing this, Gu Weiang was shocked.

He subconsciously turned around and glanced at Gu Nansheng, who also looked surprised.

Gu Nansheng asked reflexively, "I wonder why the Empress Dowager is looking for Gu Jingchun?"

Upon hearing this, the young eunuch immediately frowned.

"This is the Queen Mother's business, how can we know the truth?"

"We are only here to pass on a message. Now that the message has been delivered, please send someone to question him, my Lord."

The young eunuch was about to leave when Gu Weiang saw him and quickly stopped him. He then quietly slipped a bag of silver into his sleeve and said,

"My daughter felt a little unwell when she went out today, so she is not going with you.

I will send someone to pick her up right now. I hope that the father-in-law will help explain the situation to the Queen Mother. When my daughter arrives, I will immediately take her to the Queen Mother for questioning."

The young eunuch was a little unhappy at first, but after weighing the silver in his sleeve, he nodded in agreement.

"Very well, Lord Gu, don't worry. I will immediately explain the situation to the Queen Mother. You should quickly send someone to bring the person back."

Gu Weiang nodded quickly.

He waited until the young eunuch left before looking at Gu Nansheng.

"Why don't you go and pick him up quickly."

Gu Nansheng was also aware of the urgency of the matter, so he didn't care about anything else at this moment and immediately drove his horse towards the mansion.

At this time, Gu Jingchun had just gotten up.

She casually put up a hairpin and was in the yard, basking in the sun and stretching lazily, feeling extremely comfortable.

It was at this moment that Gu Nansheng pushed open the door and rushed in aggressively.