Gu Xin looked at the group of envoys from Nanlin, then glanced at the sky outside; it was getting dark.
We still have two or three hours. How about we eat and talk? Let's analyze the situation in Nanlin in more detail for them.
By then, things should have gone smoothly for Lu Ni as well.
Gu Xin initially deduced that A Yin was either the eldest princess or the third princess; either of the sisters was a possibility.
Like the eldest princess, who was originally her parents' most beloved child and grew up with high hopes, she suddenly changed her personality, becoming gentle and quiet, never competing or fighting, living a peaceful and serene life. When it came time to choose a husband, the two, who didn't know each other before, spent a short time together, and she, who never disobeyed her parents, insisted on marrying the prince consort.
Perhaps it really was love at first sight, but it's also possible that she was only after his military power.
The eldest princess has every reason and opportunity to place one of her own people by the second princess's side. Once the time is right, she can do what she wants.
As for the Third Princess, Gu Xin had never met her. She thought she was stupid, but some people just like to play dumb to fool others. They like to act stupid. They may appear arrogant and domineering with no guile, but who knows what kind of tricks they have up their sleeves?
Just like Princess Jinghe, before she met the Gu family, she was also arrogant and domineering. Who in the capital didn't say that she would never get married? Besides, unless she did something to harm the interests of the royal family, she could be as arrogant as she wanted without any consequences.
She knows this perfectly well, so you can't call her stupid or arrogant. If you really think that way and want to harm her or trip her up, she might make your death even more miserable.
Therefore, Gu Xin's evaluation of the third princess of Nanlin is also two-sided.
Of course, she actually preferred that Ah Yin was the eldest princess's person, because the eldest princess had this advantage, while the third princess did not.
Nanlin is not as large as Da Zhou; it is only equivalent to the largest prefecture in Da Zhou. Military power has not been divided. In other words, the Grand Princess mainly won over all the people in her husband's family. So, she has succeeded. In order to avoid damaging her reputation, she naturally will not directly compete with the Second Princess for the position. She will become the heir in a more natural way.
But after listening to Lord Jiang's explanation, Gu Xin felt that there was now a third suspect: the Grand Prince Consort.
The fact that the Grand Prince Consort was disfigured was known to no one except himself. It is said that there were even assassins who escaped. You were so badly injured, why did the assassins run away when your reinforcements didn't arrive? Did they not kill you before they ran away?
Since they are suicide squad members, they must be determined to succeed when they go on a mission, even if it means death. How could they possibly run away when the target has no reinforcements? That doesn't make any sense at all.
If the Grand Prince Consort's clansmen, relying on their military power, wanted to overthrow the Southern Lin Kingdom, that would be entirely possible.
Of course, there is also the most likely possibility that the eldest princess and her husband had known each other for a long time and that the couple knew everything.
Gu Xin couldn't help but sigh. Whether it was a large country like the Great Zhou, a large tribe like Yunhai, or a small country like Nanlin, regardless of the number of offspring, such struggles were inevitable.
She genuinely felt that the reason why such problems rarely occurred in the history of Nanlin was not because everyone was indifferent, but because they really didn't have many offspring. It was either one or two, but with three, wouldn't there be a problem?
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