Bi Linglong couldn't help but say several times, "Brother Gu, thank you!"
Upon hearing the title "Brother Gu," Gu Heng felt a shiver run through his body. She had only called him that when he was very young, and it had been so long since he had heard such a title.
"I dare not thank you for sharing the Crown Princess's burdens," Gu Xing hurriedly jumped in, thinking he couldn't let his brother steal all the limelight.
After discussing it for a while, the group decided to wait until dawn to make their decision, as the mountains were too dangerous at night. They would send someone to search for Zu'an after daybreak.
Then they all went back to their tents to rest. Because of the two days of fierce battles, everyone was injured, and soon the tents were filled with loud snoring.
Although Bi Linglong was exhausted, she was worried about the success or failure of the operation and couldn't sleep at all.
Suddenly she heard footsteps outside the tent, turned around and asked, "Who's there?"
"It's us," came the voices of the Gu brothers from outside.
"Is something the matter?" Bi Linglong frowned.
"We have important matters to report to the Crown Princess," Gu Heng said.
Bi Linglong tightened her collar and said in a deep voice, "It's getting late, let's talk about it tomorrow."
"This matter concerns the safety of all of us; it will be too late to discuss it tomorrow," Gu Xing's voice came.
Bi Linglong hesitated for a moment, then took out a cloak from the side and wrapped it around herself before saying, "Come in."
The Gu brothers hurriedly slipped in from outside. Once inside, they looked around and quickly discovered that only Bi Linglong was in the tent.
"The Crown Prince doesn't live here?" Gu Xing asked, somewhat surprised.
It should be noted that Bi Linglong and the Crown Prince sleeping in separate rooms was a very secret matter, known only to a few people in the Eastern Palace.
To avoid revealing the secrets of the Eastern Palace to outsiders, she pretended to be sharing a tent with the Crown Prince during this operation.
Her expression turned cold: "This is none of your business."
"Yes, yes, I was being presumptuous, brother," Gu Xing said with a grin.
Bi Linglong didn't want to continue this question, but instead asked, "What exactly are you talking about?"
Gu Heng asked, "Does the Crown Princess really think Pei You is the culprit this time?"
"Why are you asking this all of a sudden?" Bi Linglong frowned.
Gu Xing said, "It's like this. After my brother and I went back and discussed it, we felt that something was amiss. When Zu An was forced to leave before, all the evidence pointed to him, but today we realized that we had wronged him. Pei You's matter today may also make the same mistake. It seems that he is the mastermind, but it is very likely that there is someone else behind it."
As he spoke, he secretly sized up Bi Linglong. This was the first time he had seen her in her "boudoir." Although she was wrapped in a cloak, he could vaguely see the clothes underneath.
It seemed she hadn't had time to change her clothes yet; her clothes were somewhat torn from the previous battle, and her glistening skin was faintly visible underneath.
Bi Linglong hesitated and said, "But Pei You had a motive, he took action, and he even ran away because he felt guilty..."
Gu Heng said, "Wasn't Zu'an the same before?"
Bi Linglong's expression turned serious: "Then who do you think the real culprit is?"
“We suspect Meng Pan. That guy has been targeting Zuan recently and was involved in driving Pei You away. It’s hard not to suspect his motives.”
“Meng Pan?” Bi Linglong fell into deep thought.
Gu Heng also took this opportunity to get a closer look at her. The way her delicate eyebrows were slightly furrowed was truly pitiful. Alas, how could that fat pig, the Crown Prince, be worthy of such a beautiful and intelligent woman?
Thinking of this, his eyes grew increasingly fervent.
Bi Linglong seemed to sense something, and said softly, "I understand. You all go back first, I'll think about it some more."
The Gu brothers exchanged a glance and hurriedly said, "Why don't we gather Gao Ying and the people from the Liang Prince's Mansion and subdue Meng Pan first?"
Bi Linglong said calmly, "I still need to consider the specifics. You should go back first; it's getting late."
The Gu brothers said, "Opportunity knocks but once!"
Bi Linglong's voice turned cold: "Are you teaching me how to do things? To be honest, Meng Pan is a suspect, but aren't you also suspects? You were all involved in driving away Zu An and Pei You."
Gu Heng's expression changed slightly: "The Crown Princess actually suspects us?"
Bi Linglong said, "Of course I don't doubt you, it's just that it's getting late and it's inconvenient for you to stay here. We can talk about it tomorrow."
Gu Heng's expression shifted between light and dark, clearly indicating that he was hesitating about something.
At this moment, Gu Xing sneered: "Brother, you're too indecisive. You want to eat meat but also want to maintain a virtuous image. Now that we're back, I guarantee she'll immediately gather other people to arrest us."
Gu Heng sighed: "I don't want things to turn out like this until the very last step."
Bi Linglong's expression changed slightly: "What do you mean?"
Gu Xing smiled and said, "Linglong, you've been smart since you were little, and we know that, so you don't need to pretend to be stupid with us. You can't fool us."
Bi Linglong finally dropped her pretense and hurriedly shouted, "Help! Help!"
Unfortunately, no matter how she called out, not a single guard who was supposed to be standing outside rushed in.
Gu Heng shook his head: "Your Highness, there's no need to waste your energy. They won't be coming."
"What did you do to them?" Bi Linglong wanted to go out and see, but Gu Xing stopped her.
"It's nothing, I just put some sleeping incense in the campfire, and they're already sleeping like logs," Gu Xing said. "Not just them, even the people from the Liu family, the Meng family, and the Liang Prince's Mansion are the same."
Gu Heng sighed: "If you had agreed to let us go together to capture Meng Pan, things wouldn't have come to this. After all, we grew up together as childhood sweethearts."
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