"Aunt, we can talk about what happened inside Fusheng Sect later. For now, you can arrange for someone to go to the Crown Prince's Mansion." Chang'an whispered in Wanxin's ear, "What happened last night..."
"Yes!" Wan Xin agreed respectfully.
After saying that, Chang'an picked up the light pink veil on the table, put it on, and walked towards the ancestral hall of the general's mansion alone.
As she guessed, the person guarding the door of the ancestral hall was indeed the housekeeper, a close confidant of her grandfather.
Changan pretended to know nothing and deliberately asked, "Why is Uncle Fu here? Is he here to see my cousin too?"
"Miss Chang'an, the master has ordered that no one is allowed to visit Miss Shijia," there was no room for negotiation in Uncle Fu's eyes.
This man, in the entire general's mansion, doesn't listen to anyone except the old general, and his attitude is extremely tough.
At this moment, Chang'an actually had an idea in his heart to make him work for him.
Chang'an's tone was filled with worry. "Has it been an entire night and no one has come to bring food to my cousin? Not even my aunt has come?"
Uncle Fu's face was expressionless. "The old master has ordered that it not be sent."
Changan continued, "Then...is there any charcoal fire in the ancestral hall?"
"No."
"No?" Chang'an's eyes showed anxiety and his tone became sharp.
"In the dead of winter, without a charcoal fire and without food for a whole night, my cousin's body will definitely not be able to bear it.
My grandfather is old and may be careless for a while.
But Uncle Fu, why are you so confused?
Now my cousin’s identity is different. She is the future Crown Princess appointed by the Emperor himself.
Even if something happened with the Fourth Prince, taking a step back, she might become the Fourth Prince's consort in the future.
If there is something wrong, how can our General's Mansion bear the responsibility?"
Having said that, Chang'an pushed open the door of the ancestral hall regardless of Uncle Fu's attempts to stop him.
Uncle Fu, who was standing aside, showed a rare panic in his eyes.
Just at the moment when the door was opened.
Gu Shijia, who was kneeling on the ground, had a slightly pale face. She was looking at Chang'an and Uncle Fu.
Her eyes fell on Chang'an, and she heard clearly the conversation outside.
Gu Shijia's lips were filled with sarcasm, "Gu Changan, in this general's mansion, do you think everyone is as useless as you?"
Chang'an's red lips curled up slightly under her veil, and her eyes showed a sense of, "You are worse than trash." She just looked at her without saying a word.
Such a fearless and slightly sarcastic look surprised Gu Shijia and made him feel even more disgusted.
The rage in her heart suddenly rose, and she shouted at the housekeeper beside her, "Get out of here! A guard dog is not qualified to hang around in front of me."
"Uncle Fu." Chang'an looked at his extremely ugly face and said, "Chang'an is here with my cousin. You should ask grandfather if we can send some food and charcoal to my cousin.
Actually, it won’t be too late to punish my cousin once the Emperor and the Crown Prince have made their intentions clear.”
"Yes!" Uncle Fu also knew the seriousness of the matter, but today's Chang'an always gave him an indescribable feeling. It was neither majestic nor stern, but it made people feel a little awe in their hearts.
Especially Gu Changan's eyes and eyebrows, which were as clean and cold as a spring in winter, making it impossible to ignore them.
In the eyes of the housekeeper, there has never been such a Gu Chang'an.
The housekeeper left and the door of the ancestral hall closed again.
Chang'an was in no hurry to speak. She watched Gu Shijia slowly stand up, a smile from the bottom of his heart on his pale face.
"Gu Chang'an," Gu Shijia said with a hint of happiness that she herself was unaware of, "Do you know? Last night, the moment I opened my eyes, do you know how much I hated you? I hated you for plotting against me and making me lose face in front of so many people.
But now, do you know how happy I am? What happened between me and the Fourth Prince has already happened.
There is no room for redemption. I finally don't have to marry that loser Prince Yu anymore. The Fourth Prince and I can stay together openly.
Although I know that the emperor has ordered me to marry the prince, the emperor also has to consider the military power in my father's hands and even more so, he has to consider my grandfather's face.
Besides, the Fourth Prince once promised that the person I would marry in the future would be him and not the Crown Prince."
Gu Shijia became more and more excited as she spoke. She did not notice the footsteps outside the door, but Chang'an noticed it. It was Wan Xin and the fourth prince Bei Mingye.
Chang'an glanced outside the door inconspicuously, pretending not to hear anything, and asked Gu Shijia.
"Chang'an doesn't understand what my cousin is saying. Why can she still marry the Fourth Prince in the future even if the Emperor has decreed that my cousin marry the Crown Prince? You must know that the Imperial Decree cannot be disobeyed."
“Haha,” Gu Shijia laughed sarcastically, “I told you that you are a waste, and you really are a waste. Not only a waste, but also a fool.
Even if there is an imperial decree, what does it matter? The Fourth Prince loves me, and he needs me even more.
I need the support of the General's Mansion and my father, so I firmly believe that the Fourth Prince will find a way to marry me."
"You're talking nonsense." Chang'an's voice was trembling slightly. If you only listened to her voice, you would think she was crying. "The Fourth Prince is not that kind of person. You are not allowed to talk about him like that.
Chang'an was confused, as his cousin had been assigned to the prince.
When the prince ascends the throne in the future, my cousin will be the queen, second only to the emperor and above everyone else.
Why would he covet the Fourth Prince? Besides, no one in the General's Mansion knew about it.
Chang'an and the Fourth Prince are in love with each other, so why did my cousin make up a lie that she loves the Fourth Prince..."
"You?" Gu Shijia smiled, "You and the Fourth Prince are in love?
Stop dreaming. Don’t you worry that the Fourth Prince will feel disgusted when he sees your face?
Even if the Fourth Prince married you, it was because you had a…"
"Gu Shijia!" An extremely angry voice was accompanied by the clanging sound of the door being kicked open.
Gu Shijia and Chang'an in the ancestral hall looked at Bei Mingye who walked in in surprise, as well as Wan Xin who was standing behind him with a frightened look on his face.
"Fourth Prince..." Before Gu Shijia could finish her words, Bei Mingye slapped her in the face.
With blood at the corner of his mouth, he fell to the ground.
"Bitch! You actually tried to sow discord between this prince and Chang'an." If looks could kill, Gu Shijia would have died miserably by now.
The anger in Bei Mingye's eyes seemed to be able to burn the entire ancestral hall.
"Cousin," Changan's eyes were filled with surprise.
She walked over and helped Gu Shijia up, but only when no one was paying attention.
Chang An quickly and quietly said to Gu Shijia, "He doesn't have you in his heart after all."
Hearing these words, Gu Shijia was so angry that he pushed away Chang'an who was supporting him.
At this moment, she reached out to remove the mask from Chang'an's face.
However, by coincidence, Chang'an's body fell to the ground and Gu Shijia failed to catch him.
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