Chapter 62: Taking Advantage of the Situation
Gu Huailing looked at her without saying anything.
He had beautiful eyes, the kind of phoenix eyes that were unforgettable at first sight. The tails of his eyes were slightly raised, forming a beautiful arc at the end.
The pupils are pitch black and the whites of the eyes are clear. When she smiles, they are like warm jade emitting smoke. When she is not smiling, she is covered with frost but still has a hint of sharpness.
He wasn't smiling at this moment.
She also felt that it was inappropriate. She actually rejected the invitation from the Prime Minister!
Chen Yuan coughed lightly and blinked at Gu Huailing. "It's not that I don't want to go with you, sir. It's just that I already made an appointment with Yao'er. You know how fast she runs away from you these days."
Gu Huailing looked at her helplessly and couldn't help but rub the back of her neck. "Then go with Yao'er. I'll have the secret guards protect you."
Shen Yuan left and retorted, "No need. The secret guards follow me wherever I go. It's too restrictive."
Seeing that Gu Huailing didn't say anything, she rubbed his chest again and looked at him with curved eyebrows.
Gu Huailing was so annoyed by her that he lost his temper and had no choice but to agree.
On the day of the Lantern Festival, the entire capital city was lit up at night.
Chen Yuan and Gu Yao walked on the street, with exquisite and unique lanterns hanging high on both sides.
"Sister-in-law, we finally have such a romantic day, why don't you travel with my brother?" Gu Yao said as she watched.
However, Chen Yuan had no intention of appreciating the lanterns around him, and looked around vigilantly.
"Sister-in-law, what are you looking at?" Even if Gu Yao was slow-witted, she noticed that something was wrong with Chen Yuan.
Chen Yuan pulled her and looked back, "See the people behind us? They are following us."
Gu Yao's eyes lit up immediately, "Where?"
Chen Yuan: “….”
There's no need to get so excited.
Not far away, in a restaurant on the second floor, the Fourth Prince and Gu Jingchu stood in front of the window, watching the scene below.
Gu Jingchu frowned slightly, "Why is Yuan'er here too?"
He looked at Li Ji, "Your Highness, allow me to lead Yuan'er away."
Li Ji smiled and looked at Gu Jingchu with great satisfaction, "Go ahead, my lord. Don't worry, the people I'm looking for won't do anything reckless."
Gu Jingchu walked quickly downstairs.
Li Ji looked at Gu Jingchu's hurried background, and a smug smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.
He feels at ease only when using it on people with weaknesses.
Doesn’t Gu Huailing think highly of himself and look down on him?
He would first find someone to humiliate Gu Yao in public, and then suddenly appear from the sky to save her. By then, Gu Yao would definitely be grateful to him.
By then, Gu Yao's reputation would be ruined, and Gu Huailing would beg her to marry his sister.
The more Li Ji thought about it, the more proud he became, and he didn't even notice that Chen Yuan and Gu Yao were no longer there.
Chen Yuan pulled Gu Yao behind a lantern and whispered, "Yao'er, did you see those drunk people? They were sent by the Fourth Prince to destroy your innocence."
Gu Yao rolled up her sleeves and said, "That's great! Finally there are sandbags!"
......
Chen Yuan took a deep breath. "There's no such thing as a thousand-day defense against thieves. The Fourth Prince and your eldest brother have different political views. If we fail once, there will be another. Although we can't eliminate him once and for all, at least we can make sure he doesn't dare to attack you again for a short period of time."
Gu Yao stretched out her hand and gave Shen Yuan a thumbs up.
"Then, what should we do with the people the Fourth Prince brought?"
Chen Yuan said nonchalantly, "I've bribed them all. Yao'er just needs to go along with the show."
......
Gu Yao gave Shen Yuan a thumbs up again.
After discussing, the two separated. No one noticed that a young man wearing a fox mask was always staring at them in one direction.
Sure enough, as soon as Gu Yao walked away alone, those drunk men surrounded her.
Seeing Gu Yao's panic-stricken look, Li Ji's smile widened and he couldn't wait to walk towards her.
As soon as Shen Yuan walked to a stall, he was grabbed by someone.
She turned around and saw that it was Gu Jingchu, and her face immediately turned cold.
Gu Jingchu saw that she was fine, and the worry on his face disappeared. "It's so chaotic today, why did you come out alone?"
With just one sentence, Shen Yuan could tell something was wrong.
She looked at him, "The lights are bright and the people are living in peace, so how can there be chaos? Or is there someone causing chaos?"
Gu Jingchu's expression froze for a moment, but Shen Yuan actually let him in.
"Gu Jingchu, I want to ask you something. You just need to answer yes or no."
Her eyes were so clear and calm that Gu Jingchu felt subconsciously guilty.
"Have you surrendered to the Fourth Prince?"
Gu Jingchu pursed his lips and said nothing.
Chen Yuan understood and continued, "You defected to the Fourth Prince, and to please him you even betrayed your own sister?"
Gu Jingchu was shocked as to why Shen Yuan knew this, but he immediately denied it. "Yuan'er, don't think so badly of me. It was Gu Yao's good fortune that she could marry into the royal family."
“Snap—”
A loud slap knocked Gu Jingchu's head a few inches off balance.
Shen Yuan's face was full of disgust, "You really make me sick."
The burning pain on my face and the bloody pain in my heart were intertwined.
It felt like someone was holding a blunt knife and cutting his internal organs one by one. Gu Jingchu was in so much pain that he could hardly breathe.
He looked at the person in front of him, "What's wrong with me standing on the side of the Fourth Prince? The Crown Prince's whereabouts are still unknown, the Seventh Prince is weak and sickly, and the last person to ascend the throne in the previous life was the Fourth Prince."
"I just want to seize the initiative. What's wrong with wanting to get some credit for following the dragon? I'm doing this for the long-term prosperity of the Marquisate!"
Chen Yuan sneered: "Whether it is for the Marquis' Mansion or for the selfish desires in your heart, you know it very well."
Her voice became very soft, "The Fourth Prince is immoral. You and I can both start over, but who will rule the world in the future is still unknown!"
Veins popped up on Gu Jingchu's forehead, and he was almost losing his mind because of Chen Yuan.
Suddenly, he realized something and looked at Chen Yuan in disbelief, "You know the Fourth Prince's plan, you are stalling for time."
Otherwise, Shen Yuan would not have spoken so much to him.
Gu Jingchu realized that something was wrong and wanted to leave, but Shen Yuan put a knife to his heart and said, "If you dare to move, I want you to die."
Gu Jingchu's face suddenly turned pale, and under the thousands of lanterns, he looked extremely hurt.
On Gu Yao's side, the noise was getting louder and louder.
The Fourth Prince pushed through the crowd and walked over, shouting, "In this important place of the capital, you dare to molest a common woman in the street. You deserve to be killed!"
He spoke with indignation.
The group of people surrounding Gu Yao who were fighting crickets all looked up and looked at the Fourth Prince as if he were an idiot.
The Fourth Prince's expression changed.
At this time, a young man dressed in red and green came from the street corner not far away, with several drunks chasing after him.
The young man rushed over when he saw the Fourth Prince, yelling, "Silang, save me!"
The Fourth Prince was hugged tightly, with veins throbbing on his forehead. "I don't know you, get out of here!"
The young man's eyes were hazy with drunkenness. "Shi Lang, you are so cruel. That's not what you said when we were on the couch. You said you would be with me forever."
As he said this, he started to pull at the Fourth Prince's clothes.
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