Chapter 104 The Third Prince's Faction's Secrets Exposed
This incredibly ugly bib was sewn by Gu Nanxiao himself for Yunxi. Gu Nanxiao had spent eight years in the military and knew some sewing and mending skills.
That day, when Gu Nanxiao saw this bright Shu brocade, he insisted on sewing a bellyband for her by hand and wanted her to wear it every day. However, Yunxi kept it because she thought it was too ugly.
Gu Nanxiao's devotion to her was absolute, and his feelings for her were sincere and passionate. But his biggest mistake was agreeing to marry Shen Yujiao as a secondary wife.
This was a matter of principle that no amount of pleading could change her mind about. As Yunxi pondered this, she threw the bodice she was holding into the brazier.
Watching the undergarment slowly turn to ashes, she finally decided that before leaving, she should leave Gu Nanxiao with as much modern knowledge as possible.
Yunxi wiped away her tears again, returned to her study, took out a thick stack of Xuan paper, and began writing down various recipes. These included recipes for glassmaking, soap making, pastry making, and hot pot broth making.
There might be some things that Gu Nanxiao would never need, but Yunxi wanted to leave them for him.
After writing down the prescription, Yunxi started drawing blueprints. She drew blueprints for all sorts of farm tools, weapons, crossbows, mechanisms, and guns.
Then he began searching his memory, furiously writing down military strategies and tactics. There were also some books on officialdom, similar to the Zizhi Tongjian.
Even books about imperial power, Yunxi would quickly write down any book that came to mind that might be useful to Gu Nanxiao.
Yunxi originally intended to memorize the Yellow Emperor's Inner Classic and the Treatise on Febrile Diseases, among other medical books. However, at this time, Gu Nanxiao had already returned home after finishing his business at Jingwu Guard.
She immediately stuffed the large stack of writings she had already prepared into a hidden compartment under her desk, then casually got up and went to meet Gu Nanxiao, listening to him report on the progress of the matter.
After all the important matters were discussed, Gu Nanxiao wanted to make love to Yunxi, but she refused, citing feeling unwell. Gu Nanxiao immediately inquired about her condition with concern, and only after repeatedly confirming that there were no major problems did he hold her until they fell asleep.
Yunxi usually sleeps very well, but tonight she tossed and turned and couldn't sleep. Feeling the strong arms around her, listening to Gu Nanxiao's even breathing, and feeling the heat from the man's chest, she snuggled closer to him.
Finally, she reached out and hugged the man's waist tightly, burying her face in his chest.
Because of his martial arts training, Gu Nanxiao was always a light sleeper, and even in his dreams, he remained constantly alert. The moment someone wrapped their arms around his waist, he woke up.
Seeing that Yunxi wasn't asleep and was leaning against him so readily, he assumed she was asking for his affections. Although he was still half-asleep, as a proper husband, he had to satisfy his wife's needs immediately.
Gu Nanxiao rolled over, pinning the other person beneath him, and a series of passionate kisses followed.
Tonight, Yunxi seemed very different to Gu Nanxiao. She displayed an unprecedented charm, and even after they finished, she clung to him again, actively seeking a second time.
During the process, they even used many of Gu Nanxiao's favorite positions until they were exhausted and passed out, and only then did the two of them finish.
Gu Nanxiao was overjoyed by this unexpected gain. In his view, this was a sign that Yunxi and he were of one mind after she agreed to marry him.
He looked at the sleeping person in his arms and imagined the loving and tender scenes they would share in the future.
The following morning at court, Gu Nanxiao presented the Emperor with all the details of the Third Prince's illegal iron mine operations, weapon forging, and the location of his armory. He also released the witnesses he had arrested and the confessions obtained during interrogation.
Upon seeing this irrefutable evidence, the emperor was furious and utterly disappointed in his son, whom he had always held high hopes for.
The reason why the illegal sale of weapons is considered a serious crime is that only those who intend to rebel would manufacture weapons illegally.
The emperor thought he had been paving the way for his son, but he never expected that the son had already colluded with the maternal relatives and planned to overthrow him, his father.
The emperor never expected to be betrayed by his most beloved son. Thinking of all the painstaking efforts he had made to cultivate him, and of how obedient and filial his son had always been, a feeling of being fooled and anger surged in his chest.
He immediately ordered his men to seize the Third Prince and commanded Gu Nanxiao, along with the Imperial Guards, to first imprison the entire Shi family, then seal off the iron mine, confiscate all the contraband soldiers, and make sure to wipe out the Third Prince's cronies in one fell swoop.
Seeing that the emperor intended to kill him, the third prince struggled desperately and cried out as he was being dragged away, "Father, I am innocent! I knew nothing about this!"
These things, like before, were all orchestrated by the Shi and Liu families. Your son knew nothing of it, Father, you must believe me!
The Emperor glared angrily at the Third Prince, who was being dragged away, and snorted coldly, saying, "Whether he is innocent or not, an investigation will tell!"
The Emperor's words were like a blow to the Third Prince's muteness, rendering him speechless and leaving him with only endless fear in his eyes.
While Gu Nanxiao was handling government affairs outside, Yunxi continued what she hadn't finished the day before at home. She copied down several groundbreaking medical books from memory.
Then, he added a few more prescriptions that came to mind on the spot, and finally, he added his own insights to each volume of military strategy.
After writing all that, she began to memorize some modern physics and chemistry knowledge. Yunxi wanted to leave Gu Nanxiao anything that the ancients could use.
Yunxi wanted to repay Gu Nanxiao's love for her, and she also greedily thought that the more she left behind, the more Gu Nanxiao would remember her kindness.
Even if Gu Nanxiao has remarried because of her departure, he would probably still think of her occasionally, even for the sake of these prescriptions.
Yunxi neatly stacked the two-foot-thick sheet of Xuan paper together and sealed it away. On it were written the four characters: "Farewell Gift".
Then, she placed it in a hidden compartment under her desk. After a moment of silence, Yunxi wanted to write a letter to Gu Nanxiao, but looking at the blank sheet of paper, she couldn't bring herself to write.
At this moment, Yunxi's heart was churning with a thousand words, yet because of the doomed relationship, she couldn't utter a single one. In the end, she wrote only a few words, then sealed them and placed them in a hidden compartment.
Gu Nanxiao had been running around all day, trying to resolve the matter of the Third Prince as soon as possible, avenge Yunxi, and allow the little girl to marry him in peace.
Early in the morning, he divided the Imperial Guards into several groups and imprisoned the entire Shi family in prison. He also quickly took over the iron mine, confiscated all the weapons, and imprisoned all the workers and guards.
He himself, in the prison, subjected the Shi and Liu families to severe torture. After only half a day, everyone succumbed to the torture and confessed.
This time, the Prime Minister Shi did not hide the matter of the Third Prince anymore, because his old bones could no longer withstand Gu Nanxiao's methods.
After the Shi family was imprisoned, Shi Qingchen naturally wouldn't be left behind. After obtaining all the evidence, Gu Nanxiao decided to make this ungrateful man suffer the consequences.
He hung Shi Qingchen on the rack, found a barbed whip, dipped it in salt water, and swung it hard across the body.
Shi Qingchen was a spineless coward and couldn't withstand Gu Nanxiao's strength at all. After only a few blows, he began to beg for mercy: "Lord Gu, if you can let me go, I will tell you a secret about Yunxi!"
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