Chapter 339 Weakness
"If the prince really wants you, will he still have his reputation? So, from the beginning, the queen didn't intend to leave a way out for you, right?"
Yin Tao was stunned.
She didn't think of this.
Gu Huan said very gently, "I called you here today because I think your life is more miserable than Yiyun's. You were sold to a brothel when you were young and suffered a lot. I thought it was a good thing that you were chosen by the Queen to be a concubine of Prince Yong, but I didn't expect that you were just dispensable pawns. As a woman, I don't want to embarrass you."
Gu Huan changed the subject, and the next words made Yin Tao feel as if she was falling into an ice cave.
"But if you don't think clearly and want to continue to serve the Queen, then you will die. However, it's not that I want you to die, but the Queen will not let you live."
Yin Tao's eyes were flustered: "Princess Princess, you misunderstood. This slave has always served the prince... Oh no, this slave is willing to serve the princess, and would never dare to have any improper thoughts about the prince."
Gu Hua smiled and said, "I'm afraid you haven't heard of those women in Bianjing who coveted the prince in the past. Their endings were not very good. Otherwise, why did the prince marry me at this age? You think you are so beautiful and charming, and you have improper thoughts? Will it work?"
"You don't understand the Queen. She is good at saying sweet things but she is also good at telling lies. When she needs you, she will be considerate and caring to you. When she thinks you are useless, she will kill you like an ant."
Yin Tao's face turned pale.
"And if you are useless to me, there is no need for me to keep you. Of course, you are someone sent by the Queen, so you cannot die outside."
Yin Tao looked at her in fear.
Aren’t people in the palace praising the princess for being beautiful and kind?
Will he kill her?
Gu Huan seemed to see what she was thinking and smiled softly: "I have always been kind and soft-hearted. We can discuss how you want to die. Throw yourself into a well, drown, hang yourself, drink poison, or..."
Yin Tao was so scared that she knelt on the ground and cried, "Princess, please spare me! I was forced to do this. I dare not disobey the Queen's order."
Gu Huan smiled but said nothing.
Yin Tao cried out of breath: "I am willing to be loyal to the princess, and I will let the princess order me around."
"You want to live, then let me see what you are worth?"
Yin Tao thought for a while and said, "Princess, please tell me what you want me to do."
Gu Huan sneered inwardly.
"Go back and think about it carefully."
Gu Huan picked up the teacup, and Sui'er stepped forward to shoo him away: "Please."
Yin Tao returned to the courtyard in panic. Just as Yiyun was about to ask her something, she saw Sui'er following behind her.
"The princess invites you."
Yiyun glanced at Yin Tao, who looked pale, and quickly composed herself, then followed Sui'er nervously.
Yiyun bowed politely and stood there with her eyes lowered. She looked obedient and well-behaved, but her face had an expression that was neither humble nor arrogant.
Gu Huan glanced at her and said calmly, "Du Yun, do you want to save your father?"
Evian, who had been mentally prepared for everything, suddenly lost expression when he heard this.
She looked up in astonishment: "Princess, you said... my father? Do you know my real name?"
Gu Huan smiled and nodded: "Yes, didn't you plan all this just to save your father?"
Yiyun was stunned for a moment, then suddenly took a step forward, lifted her skirt, knelt down, and kowtowed solemnly to Gu Huan.
She stood up again, tears in her eyes, and choked up, saying, "I beg the princess to save my father. My father has been wronged."
Gu Huan: "Stand up and talk."
Yiyun didn't get up and kowtowed again: "I know that the princess is kind-hearted and that the prince is upright, so I went to Juzhou with all my heart and soul to find a way to survive. I know that only the prince and the princess can save my father."
Gu Huan glanced at Sui'er.
Sui'er stepped forward and held Yiyun's arm: "If you want to save your father, get up and answer."
Yiyun stood up quickly after hearing that.
"Please sit down. Yun'er will serve tea."
Gu Huan looked at Evian.
She was good-looking, delicate and pretty, and her every move and gesture exuded the aura of a noble lady.
It must be because he received an excellent education at home.
"Your father had always performed well as the governor of Gongzhou and was deeply loved by the people. He was framed because Jiang Qifu had taken a fancy to you. Jiang Qifu was angry because his marriage proposal was rejected, so he plotted to harm your father and take you for himself, but you managed to escape from Gongzhou.
When you arrived in Bian Jing, you wanted to find an opportunity to save your father, but no one could help you. When you knew that the Queen was going to select someone to enter the palace, you seized the opportunity. You also found out that the Queen wanted to send you to Juzhou, so you gained the Queen's trust and she chose you.
You actually hope to use our power to save your father. However, you are afraid that the Queen has planted people in the dark. Once they discover your purpose, they will be dead before you can rescue your father. So on the one hand, you try hard to make the Queen believe that you are still useful, and on the other hand, you don't want to really offend Prince Yong's Mansion. Am I right? ”
Yiyun was stunned: "All correct."
Gu Hua smiled: "So, what are you going to do?"
Yiyun immediately stood up, took out a hairpin from her head and handed it to her with both hands: "This hairpin was given to me by the Queen herself, asking me to use it to pass on a message. In fact, I also want to find someone planted in the palace, and use him to surrender to the Queen, but I am stupid and I haven't found anyone after coming here for so long."
Gu Huan looked at the hairpin and asked, "Is there anything strange about this hairpin?"
"Your Highness, this hairpin is hollow and can be used to deliver messages."
After Yiyun finished speaking, she unscrewed the hairpin and found it was hollow inside.
Gu Huan nodded.
"We have found out that your father is still alive, but he is not in good health."
Yiyun burst into tears: "Please, Princess, save my father. I have no other way. No one can help me save him."
Gu Huan smiled: "That depends on what value you have."
Yiyun wiped away her tears when she heard that. "Then I will take the initiative and lead the person out. I think he is in the house. That day, I deliberately asked Yin Tao to throw the hairpin out at a certain time, but I saw him in the garden the next day. Although I didn't find the other party's trace, there is one last secret way to contact him. I didn't dare to reveal it because I was afraid that Yin Tao would really contact the other party, and I was afraid that the princess would mistakenly think that I was really the queen's man."
Gu Huan looked at Yiyun seriously.
He looks about the same age as me, but his character is no worse than mine.
Look at how she took every step carefully, with no one to rely on but she worked hard to get back to southern Xinjiang and even entered Prince Yong's Palace.
She knew very well that only Prince Yong could save her father.
He has a quick mind and clear logic. If he can really be used by her, he would be a talent.
Gu Huan: "Okay, then I'll wait and see."
Yiyun was overjoyed: "This servant needs a reason to leave the house."
"Is the contact information outside?"
"Yes. But I don't know the exact location, just a place where I can put the hairpin. I can ask the people in the palace to follow me secretly and catch the person when the opportunity arises."
Gu Huan thought for a moment and said, "You go back first. I'll think of a reason to ask you to leave without attracting attention."
Yiyun bowed hurriedly: "Yes, I will wait for the princess's instructions."
After Yiyun left, Sui'er asked as she packed up the teacups, "Does the princess believe her?"
"Once a person has a weak spot, they can trust it. Her father only has one daughter, and I know how it feels to be helpless. So, if there is still a close relative, they will hold on to it desperately."
Just like before, she had no feelings for her biological mother Wang, but she still tried hard to hold on to her.
"The prince will be back tonight. Please ask the kitchen to prepare dinner according to his taste."
Sui Er nodded: "Yes."
After thinking for a while, he asked again: "Do you need to prepare some wine?"
"Your Majesty doesn't like drinking, so no need."
"yes."
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