After Yu Wenran dealt with the matters with the Queen Mother, he returned to Gu Yanyue's bedroom.
I saw Gu Yanyue taking off her coat and preparing to take a nap.
"Did I disturb Ah Yue's good mood?"
Gu Yanyue shook her head and said with a smile: "Why would I feel like sleeping?"
She was too lazy to joke with Yuwen Ran, so she asked directly, "Your Majesty, what brings you to my palace?"
Yuwen Ran pretended to be aggrieved, and put his arms around Gu Yanyue's waist from behind, saying with a smile: "Can't I just miss Ah Yue and not be separated from Ah Yue for a moment?"
Gu Yanyue knew that this person would become unruly when he was idle, and was just about to make a joke back when she saw Luqiao running in in a panic.
"Ma'am, this is bad."
Gu Yanyue gently took Yu Wenran's hand away from her and asked, "What happened?"
Lu Qiao frowned and said in a panic, "Madam asked me to send someone to keep an eye on Yu An of Fengji Restaurant early this morning. I just heard that Yu An got a few waiters from somewhere and said they were sent to the restaurant to help. But from my perspective, they are all martial artists."
Gu Yanyue raised her eyebrows. She didn't expect that Yu An would dare to do such a thing in broad daylight under her nose.
It seems that the Yu family's siblings underestimate her!
"He actually dared to send someone to the restaurant in broad daylight. Did he check who they sent?"
Lu Qiao shook her head. "My servant only saw one of the servants he sent appear at the gate of Prince Xiang's mansion, but it's hard to confirm."
King Xiang?
It turned out that Yu An wanted to take the opportunity to plant spies for Prince Xiang in the restaurant.
Seeing that Luqiao was still frowning, Gu Yanyue asked, "Is there anything else?"
Lu Qiao gritted her teeth and said resignedly, "Yu An just sent me a message saying that he wants to come to the palace every day to see His Majesty and Madam in order to hand over the restaurant's affairs. He will report to His Majesty and Madam every day about the restaurant's affairs."
Gu Yanyue frowned, and Yuwen Ran also had a gloomy expression.
After an unknown amount of time, Yuwen Ran finally spoke calmly, "Since Prince Xiang dared to so brazenly send Yu An to my side to gather information, why don't we take advantage of their tactics?"
Gu Yanyue nodded, thinking that this was the best solution at the moment.
She turned gracefully and gave the order: "From now on, the palace gates must be tightly closed and the entire palace must be strictly guarded. Say this is the order of His Majesty."
Having said this, she thought for a moment, then continued, "Send another expert to secretly escort Yu An in and out of the palace. Make sure Yu An believes that this lady and His Majesty trust him."
"Yes." Luqiao accepted the order and turned to leave.
After she left the hall, Yuwen Ran smiled faintly at Gu Yanyue and said, "It seems that Ayue is trying to use the emperor to control the princes. If the position of empress is not returned to Ayue, I'm afraid the harem will be in chaos."
Gu Yanyue smiled shyly and said, "I can convey your Majesty's will in front of your Majesty, and the will I convey is exactly the same as what your Majesty has in mind."
"So, Ah Yue and I are already in sync." Yu Wenran continued with a smile, "Then why not Ah Yue give birth to a little prince or princess for me, to save little Yuntun from loneliness, right?"
The blush on Gu Yanyue's face instantly spread and spread over her ears. She blushed with embarrassment, "Your Majesty, you..."
While the two of them were acting without shame or excitement, there was an unusual atmosphere in the Empress Dowager's bedroom.
The Queen Mother informed Prince Xiang early in the morning that Yuwen Ran had suddenly ordered the palace gates to be closed and guarded strictly. Upon hearing the news, Prince Xiang immediately entered the palace and went straight to the Queen Mother's bedroom.
"Mother, what on earth is going on?"
Prince Xiang was a little worried. "Could it be that Yuwen Ran already knew that I had used Yu An to plant a spy in Gu Yanyue's restaurant?"
He had just sent people to check on the Fengji Restaurant, and it was indeed as the Queen Mother said. He immediately became filled with endless suspicion.
The Queen Mother sighed and said helplessly, "Come here! Tell Yu An to come to the palace and report back!"
Yu An was quickly brought into the palace. The Queen Mother's men hid the truth from all of Yu Wenran's people and brought Yu An to herself and Prince Xiang.
King Xiang got straight to the point and asked, "Who do you belong to?"
Yu An immediately panicked when he heard this. "Your Highness, please understand. My sister has been framed by Gu Yanyue and has been under house arrest ever since. No matter what, I will always stand on your side."
Prince Xiang snorted coldly, "I have heard that Gu Yanyue once placed great trust in you, leaving almost every matter, big and small, at Fengji Restaurant under your care. If the bond between you two, master and servant, is so deep that it surpasses the bond between you and your sister, how can I know whether you have betrayed me?"
Big drops of cold sweat dripped down Yu An's forehead. He was extremely scared.
He was also really afraid that King Xiang would doubt his position after knowing that Gu Yanyue valued him so much, but this matter could not be explained at all!
The only solution now is to keep this matter secret.
"Your Majesty, I am truly loyal to you and have no second thoughts. Gu Yanyue has never valued or used me. This is all hearsay and rumors..."
But who could have expected that this statement would further strengthen King Xiang's suspicion of him.
Rumors heard from others?
Prince Xiang used the power of his own palace to investigate him. If the people in his palace could make a mistake when investigating a chef in a private restaurant, then what qualifications did he have to fight for the throne?
So his investigation couldn't be wrong.
It was Yu An who lied to him.
This guy is so brave!
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On the other side, in Gu Yanyue's bedroom, she heard the servants say that Yu An was called away by Prince Xiang and the Queen Mother, so she smiled and said, "Your Majesty, don't worry. With Prince Xiang's cautious and suspicious nature, he won't trust Yu An easily."
Yu Wenran raised his eyebrows and asked the reason.
Gu Yanyue smiled and said, "I used to really treat Concubine Yu as my own sister, so I valued Dui'an very much. Now, if Prince Xiang sends someone to investigate, he will know how good I am to Dui'an, so I will definitely not trust him easily."
Yu Wenran nodded, "But this accomplice in your restaurant must be eliminated as soon as possible."
Gu Yanyue nodded cutely and said with a smile, "Your Majesty, as long as you send someone to keep an eye on the restaurant's movements, I think even if Prince Xiang wants to attack Fengji Restaurant again, he won't be able to find any loopholes."
After hearing her words, Yuwen Ran nodded again in affirmation, "Then I will send people to secretly monitor Fengji Restaurant."
Yuwen Ran clapped his hands, and the leader of the secret guards walked in. "What are your orders, Your Majesty?"
Yu Wenran said calmly, "Send a few people to monitor the Fengji Restaurant in the city. Three of them are Prince Xiang's accomplices. Find an opportunity to eliminate them!"
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