Chapter 490 The Final Winner
"Your Highness, gentlemen, I still have some matters to attend to. Would you like to sit in the next room for a while?"
Lu Changqing glanced at Xu Yunzhi, who was standing to the side like a quail, and asked politely.
Although we don't yet know if this person's identity is real, we should still show them the proper courtesy.
After all, Jin was the smallest of the three neighboring states, and over the years, neither Wei nor Zhou could touch it, so its strength was not to be underestimated.
With neither of the parties involved present, Xu Yunzhi saw no need to remain there, so he followed Lu Changqing's suggestion and went to the next room.
After everyone had left, the guard beside Lu Changqing stepped forward and asked, "Master, how did things turn out like this? Wasn't it said that Miss Gu was here?"
Lu Changqing naturally wanted to know why things had turned out this way. He glanced back at the guard and then turned to look at Luo Dong.
Meanwhile, Gu Shuyan and Yun Yichen were sitting opposite each other in another small courtyard.
"I never expected the Duke of Anguo's family to have such ambitions. It's not enough that they married their two daughters into the royal family; they even dream of becoming emperor themselves. They really have the ambition of wolves."
The thought of becoming the other party's prey made Gu Shuyan feel as if a hundred claws were scratching at her heart.
Before she got engaged to Yun Yichen, it was understandable that so many people had their eyes on her. But now that she already had a fiancé, these people still wouldn't give up and even tried to gain the Gu family's support through such despicable means.
"Greed is the norm for people; no one thinks they have too much money or too much power. However, this fourth prince is quite unexpected. I thought that his sons were all useless, but now it seems that this fourth prince is not to be underestimated."
Yun Yichen was surprised to think that he would be the one to arrest Lu Yuanbin. Over the years, he had learned about countless people in the court and even understood their preferences, but he had overlooked Lu Changqing.
"Judging from Lu Changqing's actions, he probably wants to destroy both Lu Yuanbin and me at the same time. But there's one thing I don't understand: it's one thing for him to deal with Lu Yuanbin, but why does he also want to destroy me?"
Today's events were too unexpected. Although Gu Shuyan knew that someone wanted to harm her, she never expected that so many people were after her, including the Fourth Prince, whom she had never met before.
"Perhaps Lu Changqing's sudden appearance was something he hadn't anticipated?"
Looking at Gu Shuyan's worried face, Yun Yichen reached out and tapped her head before analyzing, "If I'm not mistaken, the initial plan today was Lu Yuanbin's idea. His goal was to gain the support of the Gu and Ji families through you. Of course, it seems like he offended me, but my father-in-law's position in the court is not as ordinary as it appears. If he's willing to take sides, three-thirds of the civil officials will definitely follow him. And General Ji has guarded the border for many years, and most of the military generals are from his ranks. Having such a powerful relative is much more advantageous than the Duke of Anguo's mansion or anything like that."
Gu Shuyan had also thought of what Yun Yichen said, but she didn't understand why Luo Dong would suddenly appear if Luo Yuying had already helped her deal with her.
Lu Yuanbin isn't afraid of Yun Yichen because Yun Yichen has the status of a prince. But as a son of a concubine from the Duke of Anguo's mansion, isn't he afraid that Yun Yichen will join forces with the Gu family to target him? And the former Crown Princess, if she wanted Lu Tianhua to return to the position of Crown Prince, she shouldn't have done such a thing. So why did she get involved?
"Perhaps she never intended for the crown prince to be reinstated?"
Yun Yichen's words were like a wake-up call, instantly connecting the points that Gu Shuyan had been unable to understand.
Lu Yuanbin coveted the power of the Gu family, as did Luo Dong. However, since the Duke of Anguo's mansion harbored rebellious intentions, it was impossible for them to offend the Gu family or Yun Yichen. Therefore, Luo Dong's purpose in coming was actually to stop Lu Yuanbin from taking action against Gu Shuyan.
Unfortunately, man proposes, God disposes. Luo Dong had hidden in the house under Luo Yuping's cover, but he also happened to fall for the drug that Yun Yichen had given to the guards.
Under the influence of the drugs, Lu Yuanbin attacked Luo Dong, a scene that was caught red-handed by Lu Changqing and his men.
Like the mantis stalking the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind, they all thought they would be the oriole, but little did they know that Gu Shuyan and Yun Yichen were the real winners this time.
After entering the courtyard, Gu Shuyan sensed something was wrong, so she took advantage of the fact that no one was paying attention to give a signal to the guards. The guards immediately relayed the message to Yun Yichen, which led to Yun Yichen arriving in time and taking Gu Shuyan away.
As for Lu Yuanbin entering the room, the Gu Shuyan he thought was lying on the bed was actually under the influence of Yun Yichen's special hallucinogenic drug. In fact, there was no one on the bed at that time. As for why she ended up with Luo Dong, only the two of them knew.
As for why Luo Yuping would help Luo Dong, it was naturally because she was a member of the Luo family. Now that the former crown prince had no hope of being reinstated and she was not favored by him, rather than following such a man and being ridiculed, she would rather help her brothers from her maternal family seize the throne. At least that way, she would still have the hope of becoming a princess.
Now that you know the plans of the Duke of Anguo's mansion, what do you intend to do?
Although Yun Yichen is no longer related to the Duke of Anguo's mansion, Gu Shuyan has not forgotten his identity as the heir of the Duke of Anguo. Although the name Luo Yu has disappeared from the capital, it does not mean that he has truly let go of it.
"Do you think the Anguo Guild will let this go after what happened to Luo Dong? Let's wait and see, let them wear each other down, and give us less trouble."
Yun Yichen spoke nonchalantly, and Gu Shuyan was finally relieved to see him like this.
As long as the Duke of Anguo's mansion doesn't affect Yun Yichen, she can deal with the Luo family with peace of mind. They have tried to use her time and time again, and even devised a series of schemes to trap her. Do they really think Gu Shuyan is easy to manipulate?
"Is Pearl still imprisoned?"
Gu Shuyan turned to look at Zhong Lin. Zhong Lin had personally followed up on this matter for half of the time, so naturally he couldn't possibly not know the whereabouts of the pearl.
"Reporting to Miss, things are in complete chaos over there right now, and it seems no one is paying attention to Pearl. But don't worry, Miss, I will go and bring Pearl here immediately."
Zhong Lin was clearly not confident when he spoke. He had been so busy dealing with Lu Yuanbin and Luo Dong that he hadn't remembered that there was a pearl who was locked up.
"No need, let her stay there for now!"
Seeing Zhong Lin about to leave, Gu Shuyan quickly reached out to stop him. She was just worried about how to make those who had plotted against her suffer, but now that Pearl was still imprisoned, things were much easier.
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