General Mu recounted the matter.
Gu Xin snapped her fingers and said, "So, your General's Mansion in Nanlin is definitely problematic, and everyone, young and old, is involved. I just don't know whether the King of Nanlin and the eldest princess knew about it or not."
Lord Jiang and the other civil officials turned pale instantly.
If the General's Mansion were to rebel, it would be incredibly easy for them!
Although I just used an analogy, even if the royal family were replaced by the general's mansion, it wouldn't have much impact on the people of Nanlin and officials like them. But, but this is different!
The previous speculation was that the eldest princess was involved, but now, based on General Mu's words, everyone knows that the General's Mansion has been planning this for a long time.
Perhaps they used this scheme because they saw that the eldest princess was soft-hearted.
Lord Jiang and the other envoys were somewhat flustered.
Gu Xin then said something that frightened them even more: "I have a feeling that the General's Mansion in Nanlin has probably already rebelled."
"What?" Lord Jiang and several civil officials couldn't help but stand up.
"Impossible!" General Mu clenched his fist and said resolutely.
“Possibly? Why not?” Gu Xin analyzed. “Right now, besides the King of Nanlin, who else has the most prestige in Nanlin? It’s the Second Princess, isn’t it? And the Second Princess is already dead. I’m not afraid to tell you, according to our deduction, the murderer who killed the Second Princess was one of her two personal maids, or maybe both. At first, I wondered whether it was the First Princess or the Third Princess who sent someone to the Second Princess’s side?”
"After listening to General Mu's words, I've ruled out the Third Princess. This person was definitely placed by the Grand Prince Consort next to the Second Princess. These two have been maids by the Second Princess's side since they were young, but didn't they only become her personal maids after the age of ten? When the Second Princess was ten, the Grand Prince Consort was already fourteen, wasn't he? Since you say that the Grand Prince Consort is no worse than General Lu in any other aspect except for his disfigured face, then you can ask General Lu if he already knew how to place his own people next to his targets when he was ten?"
"As for whether the eldest princess knew about it or not, whether she knew from the beginning or after marrying him, I cannot be sure. But the death of the second princess is definitely related to the eldest prince consort."
"One more thing, when I said the General's Mansion was going to rebel, I didn't mean they would immediately march on the capital. Rather, it was after they confirmed that the Second Princess was dead that they began to carry out their plan."
"The General's Mansion in the past was probably wholeheartedly devoted to the royal Long family, guarding the four directions of Nanlin and protecting Nanlin. But I am sure that the current person in charge of the General's Mansion, and the successor, are definitely not willing to just be a general."
"General Mu, judging from your appearance, you seem to be the kind of person who is exceptionally loyal, right? Your loyalty to Nanlin comes first, and only secondly to the General's Mansion, isn't it? And aren't you particularly stubborn?"
General Mu looked at Gu Xin and couldn't deny that Gu Xin was right.
In his heart, the Southern Royal Family held a position that far surpassed that of the General's Mansion; unlike other soldiers, he did not only have the General's Mansion in his heart.
He had received kindness from the king when he was a child, and in his heart, he felt that the King of Nanlin was a qualified king, and he was willing to be loyal to him.
The other soldiers were definitely from the General's Mansion; they would fight wherever they were told.
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