Gu Cheng sneered: "Whether these things have been done or not, just take me to investigate and we will know. Why do you have to stop them again and again, young lady?"
Shen Qingqiu shrugged nonchalantly: "Since the Seventh Prince wants to find out something, then please go ahead."
As soon as he finished speaking, he gave up the seat behind him and allowed the other party to check him.
Gu Cheng got off the horse with a swagger, a hint of pride flashing between his brows.
The housekeeper watched the other party enter the Hou Mansion, and asked nervously in Shen Qingqiu's ear: "Miss...this..."
Shen Qingqiu waved his hand: "Housekeeper, don't panic." His eyes moved to the Seventh Prince who had already entered the mansion, and a faint smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.
The person walking in front of him didn't notice the change in Shen Qingqiu's eyes. Gu Cheng didn't go to the study room right away, but pretended to let his men look around.
After a moment, he pretended to step into the study.
"What did the Seventh Prince discover?" Shen Qingqiu followed closely behind.
Gu Cheng frowned slightly: "Whether it is discovered or not is none of your business."
The topic changed, and his eyes fell on the study: "The study is often where important items are hidden. Maybe we can search for some evidence here."
Gu Cheng stared at Shen Qingqiu, trying to find a hint of nervousness in the other's expression.
Shen Qingqiu didn't care: "Then I hope that the Seventh Prince can find effective evidence, and not let the evidence I passed on to you go to waste."
Looking at the other party's expression, he knew that Shen Qingqiu must not know that someone had hidden evidence in this mansion.
A smug smile appeared on Gu Cheng's lips, as if everything was under his control.
Yesterday, Gu Yanran had told him the location of the letter, and he remembered it clearly in his mind. Today was the day to throw the entire mansion into a panic! Gu Cheng flipped through the pages carelessly, his fingers gradually approaching the location of the letter.
"What is this?" Gu Cheng suddenly opened his mouth and pulled out a sealed letter from the book.
"I also hope that the Gu family can give me a reasonable explanation as to why there is a rebellious book hidden in the study!" Gu Chengyi spoke righteously, holding the letter in his hand, as if the evidence was already conclusive.
He glanced at it casually, and was sure that this letter was the one that Princess Changping had given him. Gu Cheng's smile widened inadvertently, and a hint of excitement appeared between his eyebrows.
Shen Qingqiu had a slightly puzzled expression on his face: "What is this? Why did it suddenly appear in the study?" His body unconsciously moved forward, as if he wanted to take a closer look.
Gu Cheng held the envelope tightly in one hand and held the other hand in front of his body to prevent the other party from approaching: "I hope Miss Gu can keep a certain distance from this prince. After all, this is stolen property! If you rashly approach and snatch it away, wouldn't that be destroying the evidence?"
The words were conclusive, and seemed to have already determined that the Gu family had committed treason.
Gu Cheng's words were filled with excitement that could not be concealed. He finally seized the opportunity to bring the Gu family down with disgrace. He would use the reputation of the Gu family to gain a position in the court.
Shen Qingqiu chuckled, and didn't seem to be nervous about the situation in front of him: "How about the Seventh Prince take another look?"
Gu Cheng frowned. Isn’t the other party afraid?
With the rebellion book as a premise, the Gu family will definitely be ruined. As a girl from the Gu family, Shen Qingqiu didn't feel nervous at all.
Everything in front of him seemed a little bit wrong, but Gu Cheng couldn't tell what was wrong.
"I want to take a closer look. The evidence is in my hands. How can you still struggle?"
Gu Cheng opened the envelope carelessly, and looked at the letter in front of him with a smile on his face. His eyes did not fall on the envelope at all, but directly appeared in front of Shen Qingqiu.
"This is the evidence of your Gu family's rebellion!"
Shen Qingqiu showed a surprised look: "Did the Seventh Prince make a mistake?"
The uneasiness in Gu Cheng's heart became more and more serious, as if some things were gradually out of his control.
Gu Cheng didn't believe it and turned the drawing paper to face himself.
The next second, the whole person froze in place.
"What's going on? It's not like this! Where are the words above?" Gu Cheng was shocked, and a panic appeared between his brows.
Originally, there was a letter of rebellion written on it, but now there is no similar content on the paper.
It is impossible for Princess Changping to deceive him with something false!
Seeing the other party's surprised expression, Shen Qingqiu pretended to be innocent and added: "What's going on? Didn't the Seventh Prince swear that this must be evidence?"
Gu Cheng was a little confused. All the preparations he had made turned out to be in vain. The victory he thought he had in his grasp turned out to be in vain.
Gu Cheng's eyes fell on Shen Qingqiu, and he suddenly realized what was going on when he saw the other party's half-smile.
He thought he had succeeded, but he didn't expect that the mantis was stalking the cicada, while the oriole was behind.
Everything you do is a dowry for others.
"It's you! It must be you." Gu Cheng's eyes were slightly red, and he stared at Shen Qingqiu in front of him, confirming it at once.
Shen Qingqiu pretended to be confused: "Seventh Prince, what does this mean? You rashly brought troops to surround the Gu Mansion and tried to break in. I openly let you come in to inspect."
"You stubbornly believe that there must be something in it, but after checking, there is nothing." Shen Qingqiu put himself in the position of a victim and described the other party's problems bit by bit.
"The Seventh Prince took this love letter my father wrote to my mother and pretended to rebel. Could it be that the Seventh Prince didn't recognize the words on it?"
Everything was revealed and the conspiracy was exposed to the sun.
Seeing the panic on the Seventh Prince's face, Shen Qingqiu continued talking to himself, with no intention of letting him go.
"Who on earth told you that our mansion is hiding something? You must not believe the lies of some villains."
There was a hint of coldness in the air, and the atmosphere began to become tense.
"Why is the Seventh Prince still holding this love letter? Is he still stubbornly believing that this is evidence of treason?" Every word was like a sharp knife, piercing into Gu Cheng's heart, reminding him of the facts before his eyes word by word.
Everything that was planned had already been seen through by others, and the evidence of the violation had been replaced.
What he is doing now is nothing but a trap set by others to lure him in step by step.
It's a pity that he realized all this too late. When Gu Cheng reacted, he had already fallen into the last step.
Looking at Shen Qingqiu's smiling face, it seemed full of mockery and sarcasm, mocking his actions as being too childish.
Gu Cheng's face flushed, and he was eager to leave. Every pair of eyes around him seemed to be mocking his behavior.
Looking at the other party's embarrassed escape, Shen Qingqiu smiled coldly.
With just this little ability, he still wants to plot against her. I don’t know where he gets the confidence from.
She wanted to use the letters of treason as evidence to bring down the Gu family, but unfortunately every step she took fell into her plan.
The people outside seemed to be waiting to watch the exciting plot, but the next second they saw the Seventh Prince fleeing from the Gu Mansion in a panic.
"What happened?" The people felt puzzled.
Gu Cheng came quickly with a large number of soldiers and horses, but escaped in a panic. It seemed that something had happened...
The people were talking about it: "From what they did at the door just now, it seems that they discovered that the Gu family was going to rebel."
A word leaves a vague doubt, waiting for people to explore.
"The Gu family has always been loyal, how could they do such a thing?" The people did not believe these words.
"Looking at the seventh prince's embarrassed departure, I'm afraid this is all a misunderstanding." Someone spoke the truth in one sentence.
No one knows the explanations for all of this, and everyone is looking at everything in front of them with curiosity.
"Miss..." the butler said from the side.
"It doesn't matter, just be busy with your own things." Shen Qingqiu didn't take this matter seriously at all.
Looking at the other person's leaving figure, he gradually fell into deep thought.
Shen Qingqiu had expected that Princess Changping would never be a patient person.
The incident at the textile factory had already dealt a heavy blow to the other party, and she would definitely not let me off easily.
Gu Yanran is the most suitable tool, but unfortunately...
The news that Gu Cheng was leading the troops soon reached the emperor's ears.
"How dare he! Did I give him too much power? He actually led troops to surround the Gu Mansion without permission. Does he still have me, the emperor, in his eyes?" The emperor was furious. What emperors of ancient and modern times hated most was leading troops without permission, as if they wanted to control the military power.
Gu Cheng's move was obviously adding fuel to the fire.
"Without any evidence, he led the soldiers to arrest people. Even if there was evidence of treason, how could he make the decision? Who is Marquis Gu? Is he someone he can easily provoke?"
The emperor was furious, and every word he said was undoubtedly a loud scolding to Gu Cheng.
I thought everything would be calm during this period, but I got into trouble again and again.
"Where's Gu Chengren?"
The eunuch in charge whispered, "I'm waiting at the door..."
"Tell him to get in here."
As Gu Cheng entered the room, a thick memorial was thrown out and hit him hard on the forehead.
Gu Cheng didn't have time to think about it, and immediately knelt on the ground: "Please forgive me, father."
"Rebellious son! Look at what you have done. Did I give you too much power? You never serve your country all day long!" The emperor was so angry that he ignored all feelings.
Gu Cheng had never expected his father to be so furious, and he quickly begged for mercy: "Father, I was just blinded by greed for a moment."
"I believed the villain's words and thought there was a real rebellion. I just wanted to protect the country for my father and prevent it from being occupied by the villain!"
"Please forgive me, Father! I will never do it again! I really know I was wrong."
Gu Cheng was terrified. He had not anticipated the outcome when he did this thing, but now the real consequence was falling upon him, his mind was filled with regret.
The emperor cast his cold eyes on Gu Cheng who was kowtowing, and sneered: "You will never dare to do that again? Now that you can lead troops privately, will you directly seek power and usurp the throne next time?"
The sound of porcelain breaking was heard in the imperial study, and the shattered fragments scattered throughout the hall.
Gu Cheng became more and more panicked, and his body kept shaking.
The emperor felt annoyed when he looked at the person in front of him, his brows furrowed tightly.
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