"Your Majesty, you seem to have very little confidence in Chen Duan!"
The troublemaker popped up again and spit out a bubble, "How can you be so sure that Chen Duan will 'betray'?"
"This isn't Chen Duan's fault, it's human nature!"
Perhaps it was because she had a very enjoyable chat with a smart person like Jiang Chi, Gu Qingcheng showed her ambition to people other than her family without reservation for the first time.
Although there was a strange look of "Are you crazy?" in Jiang Chi's eyes, he did not shout out in surprise.
He couldn't help but want to examine and evaluate Gu Qingcheng to see if she had the ability to match her ambition.
Gu Qingcheng was in a good mood when she saw such a "madman", and she even had more patience with the troublemaker.
She was doing two things at once, continuing to talk to Jiang Chi while using her consciousness to explain to Huoshui:
"Chen Duan is the emperor. The emperor is more than just a simple man."
Especially in this chaotic world, to establish a dynasty requires not only personal efforts but also the help of multiple forces.
The most reliable way to form an alliance between forces is through marriage.
Chen Duan not only needs the support of the Gu family, but also the support of many families in Jiankang and some powerful generals.
One queen, four concubines, nine imperial concubines, and the princes with their bloodlines are the bargaining chips that Chen Duan can use.
In addition to interests, there is also the instinct of lust.
Not to mention men, even women like handsome guys of all styles.
If conditions permit, who wouldn’t want to have three harems and six courtyards, audition and sleep with new people every day?
So, even though Chen Duan acted so sincere before, when the time came to "change his heart", he would not hesitate for a moment.
Even though Gu Qingcheng is now extremely beautiful, it will only make Chen Duan feel more reluctant and guilty.
It doesn't change anything.
Not to mention, Gu Qingcheng had increased the intensity of her performance before. A woman's excessive "sensibility" would only make a man become more presumptuous and worse!
Troublemaker: ...
"Your Majesty, since you already knew this, then why—"
Do you still want to choose to cooperate with Chen Duan?
It would be fine if they just cooperated, but why are you so "infatuated"?
Huoshui totally couldn't understand Gu Qingcheng's previous actions.
This time, Gu Qingcheng did not give an explanation immediately.
There are too many reasons for this, mixed with her obsession that she doesn't want others to know.
After a long while, Gu Qingcheng slowly said to Huoshui, "Because by cooperating with Chen Duan, I can also gain benefits!"
For example, the defenders on the river bank;
For example, some of Chen Duan's counselors and deputy generals;
Another example is certain states and counties controlled by Chen Duan.
She is engaged to Chen Duan, so they are a family.
If Gu Qingcheng turned against him because of Chen Duan, and Gu Qingcheng took away his territory, people, etc., it would be like "divorce and property division."
This is an internal family conflict.
Both the world and the people under Chen Duan are more able to accept it.
If there is no engagement, Gu Qingcheng can only resort to fighting.
This is a bit like a contradiction between us and the enemy.
Chen Duan's confidants, who turned to her camp, would inevitably be branded as "surrendering to the enemy."
...The key point is that if there was no Chen Duan, Gu Qingcheng would need to pass through all the checkpoints one by one if she wanted to break out of Lingnan and return to Jiankang.
Those are not just a few words, but require the price of blood and fire.
Gu Qingcheng’s principle is to take shortcuts whenever possible.
There are obviously more useful tools, but you insist on fighting hard by yourself? Are you stupid?
"Sanniang, your attitude towards King Liang seems to be different from what has been rumored!"
While Gu Qingcheng was chatting with Huoshui, he was also talking to Jiang Chi.
Jiang Chi looked at the beautiful girl in front of him steadily and said something meaningful.
According to rumors, the daughter of the Gu family had a deep affection for King Liang.
Not only did he spend all his family wealth to raise troops for King Liang, but he also disregarded the safety of his parents and relatives and "leaked" a certain military artifact to King Liang.
The reason why the Gu family fled the Northern Dynasty was that the daughter of the Gu family was too infatuated with King Liang.
There is no so-called love-brained person in this era, but there are also fools who abandon their parents for men.
Of course, the daughter of the Gu family is definitely not one of them.
Because a woman who can make a name for herself in this chaotic world is definitely not a silly woman who only cares about love.
There must be an agreement between Gu and King Liang.
Without looking at anything else, just the fact that King Liang was willing to sacrifice his secret agent in Pingcheng and help the Gu family "disappear out of thin air" is enough to prove this point.
On the surface, it seems that King Liang was moved by the girl from the Gu family, so he wanted to "repay" her regardless of any consequences.
In fact, the fact that the girl from the Gu family was able to hijack public opinion and force King Liang to submit to her "good reputation of being loyal and righteous" was definitely a well-planned move.
She directly calculated people's hearts.
Before meeting Gu Qingcheng, Jiang Chi was a little confused about this.
But at this moment, sitting face to face and seeing the beauty and calmness of the Gu girl with his own eyes, Jiang Chi no longer had any doubts.
The Gu girl is definitely more clear-headed than any other woman.
Chen Duan ascended the throne and became emperor. As his fiancée, Gu was not overjoyed. Instead, she showed inappropriate "ambition" in front of him, an outsider.
From the very beginning, she never pinned everything on Chen Duan.
What's more, the marriage with Chen Duan was itself a part of Gu's daughter's plan.
She should have made preparations for the subsequent events.
Intelligence is not the most valuable thing. The most valuable thing is being smart, rational, and even cold-hearted.
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