Fu Cheng looked at his master with an expression of absolute certainty.
He guessed, "The Fourth Prince has other intentions. Although Miss Chang'an's father no longer has power, they are still members of the Gu family after all, especially since Miss Chang'an's grandfather was the king of the Southern Kingdom.
As everyone knows, this king has no sons, only one daughter, Nangong Qiuya. However, Princess Nangong is dead, leaving only Miss Chang'an's bloodline.
If Miss Chang'an has a request, I believe the King of the Southern Kingdom will definitely help her with the whole country's strength.
Besides, which country doesn't want a good ally? The King of the South is even more anxious."
Bei Mingxuan had a smile on his face, his eyes seemed to be certain of something, "Show the news to the Crown Prince. I'm sure the Crown Prince will be interested in such a beauty."
Fu Cheng didn't understand, "Why does the prince want to see Miss Chang'an? Especially since the prince is always attracted by beauty.
The Fourth Prince also had his own thoughts. If Miss Chang'an were to be favored by anyone else, it would be detrimental to his master."
Bei Mingxuan ignored his subordinates' doubts. He looked at the Ice Silkworm Mask in his hand and said to himself, "Gu Changan, how big a surprise can you bring to this prince?"
Fu Lin glanced at his younger brother. He remained silent, but he understood what his master meant. While the snipe and the clam fight, the fisherman benefits.
What's more, by then the Crown Prince and the Fourth Prince will be competing for Gu Chang'an.
The military power in the hands of the Gu family, coupled with the relationship between the King of the Southern Kingdom and Gu Chang'an, made the Emperor of Shuzhou Kingdom feel uneasy. Although the emperor doted on the prince, he also feared the prince and ministers forming cliques for personal gain.
Fu Lin knew that his master was intentionally trying to drag Gu Changan into the game. He wanted to put Gu Changan into his own chess game.
Thinking of this, he saw a hint of hesitation on his master's face.
Bei Mingxuan was not without concerns. After all, Chang'an was Gu Qingfeng's daughter. If she was involved in the court affairs and the disputes among the princes, she would be torn to pieces if she was not careful.
While thinking, Bei Mingxuan ordered, "Fu Lin, send this ice silkworm to Mr. Qingfeng, bring a pot of fine wine, and say that this prince is here to ask for chess lessons when he has time."
"yes!"
Gu Changan took advantage of the moonlight and returned to his courtyard.
It was late at night and the dew was heavy. A gust of wind blew by, and it was freezing cold to the bone.
"You're back, Miss." Aunt Wanxin looked anxious. "I was so worried."
Changan said calmly as he walked into the room, "It's Changan's fault. I made my aunt worried."
But when Wanxin looked at Chang'an's face, she was so surprised that she couldn't speak: "Miss... face..."
Without the ice silkworm mask to conceal him, Gu Changan's true face was naturally revealed.
Aunt Wanxin knew that the scar on Chang'an's face was caused by someone else, but she had been facing a scarred face for so many years that she had long forgotten Gu Chang'an's real appearance. Her most authentic memory was still of Chang'an's appearance as a child.
"Don't worry, Auntie. I took it off myself." Gu Changan ordered, "Go and have a rest."
Wanxin hesitated and didn't leave. She could see that Chang'an was deliberately hiding something.
Seeing Wanxin's worried look, Chang'an had no choice but to tell her the truth about what happened in the Ninth Prince's mansion, otherwise Wanxin would probably have trouble sleeping that night.
Wan Xin frowned, her eyes sweeping over Gu Changan, worry evident everywhere, "Are you hurt? Where are the dominoes? Did you get them back?"
"Don't worry, Auntie. Chang'an is fine. I've got the dominoes back." Chang'an took out the dominoes from his pocket and said, "I'm just surprised that the Ninth Prince actually knows the origin of these dominoes."
"How did he know?" Wan Xin was surprised.
"Bei Mingxuan said that my mother's soul resides in the dominoes." Chang'an never believed in reincarnation before, but she was reborn after her death. This was a fact, and she had no choice but to believe in the existence of the soul.
Wan Xin sighed, "Whether the princess's soul is truly within this domino, I don't know. Back then, on the day Princess Ya passed away, a monk arrived, claiming to be a mayfly.
It was said that the princess had given instructions before her death, and also took the princess's handwritten letter with her. So at that time, the princess was not really buried in the Gu family's ancestral tomb, but was taken away by this monk.
The only things buried in the ancestral tomb were Princess Ya's daily clothes, some of which were carefully selected and placed in. However, the dominoes were indeed made from the princess' bones.
There are many legends about dominoes, but few people have actually seen them. I was surprised to find that the Ninth Prince would recognize them.
Gu Changan confirmed, "That's why he took the dominoes. He knew their importance, and he was certain that I would ask him for them. Aunt, what kind of person is Master Mayfly?"
"Miss, haven't you always been curious about the courtyard where the princess lived before her death?" Wan Xin seemed to have made up her mind. Her eyes were firm, and there was even a hint of subtle excitement. "May I take you there to see it now?"
Chang'an thought that ever since he could remember, his grandfather had sealed off that courtyard and there was a legend that it was unlucky.
As time went by, it became a forbidden area in the general's mansion, and even his father never mentioned going to that yard to take a look.
Gu Changan followed Wanxin to Nangong Qiuya's study.
The place was dilapidated, with dust and cobwebs everywhere, but nothing inside had been damaged.
According to legend, this place is often haunted, especially in the five years after Nangong Qiuya's death.
Gu Changan remembered that in her previous life, when she was wronged many times, she always cried secretly in her bed.
I once sneaked into this abandoned courtyard in the middle of the night.
But I was still young and timid at that time. When I reached the gate of the courtyard, I was so scared that I ran back.
"Aunt Wanxin." Gu Changan's eyes were still filled with tears. "You don't know, when Changan was a child, I wanted to enter this courtyard more than once. Changan missed my mother, and I had only seen her face in paintings.
I want to see everything about my mother when she was alive.
But this place is rumored to be haunted. Many times I walked to the gate of this courtyard in the middle of the night, but left in a hurry out of fear.
"How could this servant not know this?" Wan Xin sighed, "Every time the young lady comes out in the middle of the night, this servant always follows her secretly.
And after you go back, you will cry alone in your bed, looking at the princess's portrait alone. I, the servant, will feel an indescribable heartache when I see this."
Wanxin moved a porcelain vase with a white background and red plum blossoms from a secret compartment on the wall.
The bookshelf on the side immediately opened to both sides.
Gu Changan looked at the secret passage that appeared before him in surprise, "I never thought that this courtyard where my mother lived when she was alive still hid secrets.
Now that I think about it, the rumor that this yard is haunted must have come from my aunt.
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