Xue Luan's heart sank and he stopped in his tracks, turning his head and staring at Gong Zhongxing, trying to find any signs of nonsense on his face.
But there was none, Gong Zhongxing looked determined.
He took two steps at a time and returned to Gong Zhongxing's bed: "You framed His Highness!"
He asked without hesitation, "Why?"
Gong Zhongxing was stunned by his firm question. When he realized what he was saying, his face was filled with anger: "What did you say? Who framed her?"
This Xue Luan has no idea what he says. Just now he said nonsense that he likes Gu Jinke, and now he said nonsense that he framed her.
Oh, how is that possible? He is open and honest, not a despicable and shameless person like Gu Jinke.
But the blank look on his face irritated Xue Luan: "You didn't? Then what did you say, Your Highness..."
He omitted the last few words.
Gong Zhongxing frowned. He wanted Xue Luan to see Gu Jinke more clearly. "If you don't believe me, you will find out tonight."
The person who delivered the message has left a confirmed message for Gong Zhongxing, saying that Gu Jinke is already on his way to the capital with his troops and will definitely arrive tonight. In order to "not alert the enemy, protect His Majesty, and crush Gu Jinke's wolfish ambitions," he has to help curb those who may become Gu Jinke's helpers. This will not only reveal Gu Jinke's true face, but also avenge his uncle.
Xue Luan was a possible helper. He stretched his hand out from under the quilt and held Xue Luan's wrist tightly. He originally thought that leaving Xue Luan on the manor would be enough, but looking at Xue Luan's current appearance, if he was allowed to leave the manor, he would definitely go to warn Gu Jinke and help the tyrant!
Gong Zhongxing thought of this and held the man a little tighter.
When Xue Luan saw his hand being held and Gong Zhongxing's expression, he was truly confused. Putting things together, Xue Luan could only think of one possibility.
Gong Zhongxing was being used without knowing it. Xue Luan's face couldn't help but become strange when he guessed such a cognition and answer. He simply couldn't accept it. He was so angry that his chest heaved. Thinking of Gu Jinke who might have been plotted against, he couldn't bear it anymore. He raised his other hand and slapped Gong Zhongxing in the face.
He used up all his strength and knocked Gong Zhongxing's head off balance. He was still weak, and fell onto the bed.
"You!" Gong Zhongxing felt dizzy and dazed. He covered his face and looked up at Xue Luan fiercely.
Xue Luan had grown up to be a well-behaved child, and had done a lot of naughty things, but this was the first time he had been beaten by a scoundrel like today. He was so angry that he slapped the man. He was a little scared at first, but for some reason, when he saw Gong Zhongxing's unbelievable expression, he felt relieved, at least he had avenged his Highness a little.
He even suddenly understood the man's stupidity. He sneered, "No wonder he was fooled around by others. He is a poor guy who can't even recognize his own true feelings."
He could clearly see the hidden expression on Gong Zhongxing's face when he mentioned Gu Jinke. He was angry on the surface, but actually expectant. However, now that he had done such a hateful thing and became an accomplice in framing His Highness, Xue Luan felt that he was not worthy of His Highness's love.
After the slap, he didn't intend to argue anymore. He shook off Gong Zhongxing's hand and was about to go out to inform Gu Jinke. He just hoped that His Highness had not yet arrived in the capital, so that he could intercept His Highness if he rode out on a fast horse.
But Gong Zhongxing came to his senses. He was usually spoiled and unruly, and was brought up in the palm of his hand since he was a child. He even dared to confront Gu Jinke. He was very arrogant. Apart from the lesson taught by his grandmother before and the loss suffered by Gu Jinke who suddenly changed his temper, he had never suffered any other hardships. Now that he was slapped by Xue Luan, how could he bear this?
What's more, when he heard what Xue Luan said next, he felt even more annoyed, and also had an indescribable panic.
He called out to the people: "Surround the house for me."
The servants in the house quickly and dutifully surrounded the house. Xue Luan broke free from his hand and tried to knock on the door, but found that he was trapped here.
He had originally brought only one or two servants with him when he came here to visit, in accordance with normal etiquette. Now that he was blocked here, thinking of the Crown Princess who knew nothing outside, his heart sank.
…
Gu Jinke and his group were indeed approaching the capital city, riding their horses non-stop. According to their estimated distance, they should arrive at the gate of the capital city in the evening.
From a distance, Gu Jinke already felt something was wrong.
Although there are few people in the suburbs of Beijing on weekdays, this is relative. Compared with other suburbs, because it is close to the capital, there are still a lot of people traveling on the road on weekdays. Among these people are people living in the suburbs of Beijing, people coming to Beijing from all over the place, and people leaving the capital to go to all over the place. There is never a shortage of customers in the tea stalls in the suburbs of Beijing.
But when Gu Jinke arrived at the tea stall, there were only a few ordinary people dressed in plain clothes sitting there.
They are also discussing the capital.
"Hey, how can this city gate be closed just like that?"
"Yes, I was originally planning to go to the capital to visit my relatives."
"I don't know how long it will be closed, please don't delay my work."
"What happened in the capital that they have to close the city gates?"
"I don't know, I don't know. It was suddenly shut down. It was an order from above."
"well……"
Gu Jinke turned over and went down to the tea stall to drink water and listened to the whole conversation. She was no longer dressed like a young lady at this time, but wore ordinary clothes. She also covered her face to hide her overly stunning appearance, making her look much more ordinary. She was dressed like a rich businessman's daughter who was out for fun.
After hearing the news, she frowned, carefully observed the two people who were talking, then without asking any more questions, she got on her horse and prepared to continue heading towards the capital.
The people who were talking in the teahouse wanted to call her: "Miss, Miss, wait a minute!"
"Are you going to the capital? Don't go. Stay and rest. The gates of the capital are closed and you can't get in!"
They greeted Gu Jinke kindly.
But Gu Jinke ignored it. The news that appeared in her ears was true and false, and time was running out. Gu Jinke didn't want to waste time judging these things. She had a more convenient way to verify the authenticity of the news.
Ever since he met the empress in the imperial mausoleum last time, Gu Jinke knew that the empress must have some special way that allowed her to quietly get from the palace to the outskirts of the city without alerting anyone.
Gu Jinke originally had no idea about this channel and route, but now, this channel is her bargaining chip. Logically speaking, if Xin Shuang in the capital found something wrong, she should take the risk to send a letter to Gu Jinke through this channel. But until now, except for the handwritten letter from the previous night, Gu Jinke has not received any news.
And Qiao Xi's men did not even send any message. Gu Jinke could keenly feel that something had indeed happened in the capital, but it was hard to say who the incident was directed at, so she decided to take a risk and find out the truth through this channel.
The situation in the capital city was indeed not very good. Xin Shuang received the news two days ago and quickly sent a letter to Gu Jinke. However, after two days, she felt something was wrong. When she was about to send another letter to Gu Jinke, she found that the Princess Mansion had been secretly controlled. She could only suppress her anxiety and think of other countermeasures.
Time passed slowly and the night deepened slowly.
In the palace, arrows and crossbows were also drawn.
The empress leaned against the head of the bed, the candlelight flickered, her eyes fell on Xian Guijun who was attending to her illness. Looking at Xian Guijun who was smiling gently, holding the medicine bowl and asking her to drink the medicine again and again, disappointment slowly filled her eyes, and then the disappointment in her eyes accumulated more and more, and finally she could only turn her head away slightly, as if she couldn't bear to look at Xian Guijun.
This look completely fell into the eyes of Xian Guijun. He was originally holding the medicine bowl with a gentle smile on his face, looking at the empress with heartache and concern. However, under the empress's gaze, his expression could no longer be controlled. The gentle smile on his face collapsed inch by inch, leaving only hideousness and hatred.
"Why, don't you like my gentleness and consideration the most? Why do you look at me like this, Your Majesty?"
Even though his face looked ferocious, his voice was still as gentle as water.
The queen sighed softly, her face looking older: "I have always loved you..."
"Pah...!" Xian Guijun interrupted her, his face showing disgust and heart-wrenching pain.
"Yes, you value my tenderness and consideration, and you only have you in your heart. How naive and ridiculous. So you arranged for me to have a beloved daughter to love each other, and deprived me of the right to have a biological daughter. Later, seeing that I performed well, you were so kind as to give me a son, a long-term favor... Pah...!" As he spoke, he seemed to find it ridiculous, and said "Pah" again, and then tears rolled down his eyes.
He cried and laughed, "Your Majesty, I love you so much, but you treat me so badly!"
He no longer held the medicine bowl in his hand. His grip loosened and the bowl rolled down, with the medicine splattering everywhere. Xianguijun looked at the rolling bowl, then covered his face and cried bitterly.
He didn't even know how he had gotten through these days knowing the truth. He just hated her!
The Queen frowned at him and said, "What nonsense are you talking about?"
"Am I talking nonsense?" He raised his misty eyes and asked. Time did not leave many traces on him. The faint fine lines at the corners of his eyes were also gentle arcs. His eyes were like washed gems when he cried. In a trance, he was still the simple and gentle young man as before.
But the Queen knew that it was no longer the case, because the gentle fine lines at the corners of his eyes became ferocious, stained with hatred and harshness: "It just so happens that, as Your Majesty wishes, the Third Princess Gu Jinxiu and I love each other and support each other. I have become her support, and my father's family will protect us. Your Majesty, please follow your original wishes and appoint a princess as the crown princess, and let...Jinxiu ascend the throne, okay?"
The Queen looked at him and frowned fiercely: "Things are not what you think, Fang Rui! Fang Rui!"
She called out to Fang Rui who was supposed to be guarding outside the door, but no one pushed the door open. Her face changed, "Xian Guijun, what are you going to do?"
Xian Guijun smiled gently: "Your Majesty, why do you call me so strangely? Didn't you always call me by my nickname? Of course I want to help Your Majesty fulfill your wish."
He stood up, walked to the desk, picked up the writing brush and ink, then slowly took out a bright yellow scroll from his sleeve and placed it on the small table in front of the empress's bed. He looked at the empress and said, "Write."
The queen shrank back, avoiding the small table: "Jinxiu is already a commoner, she is not suitable to be the queen, you should stop, you have served me for so many years, so many years, you have made contributions and worked hard, I love you, you should also consider Lao Ba and yourself, if you stop, I will not pursue it."
Xian Guijun sneered, "Your Majesty, once the arrow is shot, there is no turning back. You'd better hurry up and write, and don't think about anything else. We have control over the palace. Your Jinxiu should be arriving soon. Things are a foregone conclusion, and there is no turning back. After so many years of accompanying each other by my side, I know you, and you are not such a soft-hearted person."
It's just that he was too stubborn to believe it before. Now that we have stepped out of this circle and know the truth, we can see clearly that a person like the Queen is never a soft-hearted person, and she only has the country in her heart.
Doesn’t she dote on the Third Princess so much? However, the third princess was an obstacle to Jiangshan, and the empress had the heart to send her to the imperial mausoleum.
The princess is still her biological daughter. Hasn't she let this daughter serve as a shield for her other daughter for so many years? It was just that the shield was so outstanding and stood out that she changed her mind.
He pushed the imperial edict and said, "Your Majesty, please write it quickly."
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