Chapter 506 Analysis
Because he had previously served as Lu Youming's advisor, Xu Yunzhi treated him with considerable warmth and politeness.
"To be honest, Your Highness, it's not that I want to marry Miss Gu. I just heard that the Wei Kingdom wants Miss Gu to be a princess for a political marriage, so I said that on purpose."
Xu Yunzhi wore a smug smile and continued, "Your Highness knows that I have traveled extensively and have met Miss Gu several times. If I were to marry such a fickle woman, wouldn't that make my Crown Prince's residence a mess? Such a woman is better suited for a villain like your country's Prime Minister."
Seeing that Xu Yunzhi's expression didn't seem fake, Lu Youming also relaxed a bit.
Xu Yunzhi had previously given him some advice, but later Xu Yunzhi left on the pretext of having family matters to attend to. Lu Youming repeatedly hoped that he would come back and help him again.
Now, Xu Yunzhi has returned, but as the Crown Prince of Jin. Lu Youming was worried that if Xu Yunzhi knew his secret, he would use it to blackmail him or demand that he do things for him. However, Xu Yunzhi only chatted with him casually and did not mention the past, which reassured him quite a bit.
"The Crown Prince of Wei has been here for quite some time now, saying he wanted to arrange a marriage alliance. I never expected that after all the selections, he would choose Miss Gu. It's really hard to fathom." Lu Youming said, carefully observing the expression on Xu Yunzhi's face.
"So what? Didn't His Highness want to marry Miss Gu before? If it weren't for the Grand Secretary interfering, she might be the Third Prince's wife now."
Xu Yunzhi bluntly brought up the thing Lu Youming least wanted to mention: the humiliation he suffered when he asked for a wife, which was extremely disgraceful for a crown prince.
But things are different now. After reflecting on the events of the past few days, Lu Youming realized that the women of the Gu family were not to be trifled with. Take the matter of the Fifth Prince suddenly losing his power, for example. Others thought it was because of the homosexual affair, but Lu Youming, as a person at the center of power, naturally knew that it was because Lu Yuanbin wanted to scheme against Gu Shuyan.
"Does Your Highness mean that the Wei Kingdom also wants the Gu family's assistance?"
Lu Youming was a little confused. The Crown Prince of Wei was not a citizen of the Great Zhou. What did it matter whether he had the Gu family's help or not?
Since the woman is going to marry into the Wei state anyway, it's better to find a woman from a less privileged family than to get involved with such a troublesome woman. Why insist on competing with someone else? Isn't that just inviting hatred?
"If it were just the Gu family, that would be fine, but Your Highness, don't forget that General Ji is Miss Gu's maternal grandfather."
If Xu Yunzhi hadn't mentioned it, Lu Youming would have completely forgotten about it. If Gu Shuyan were to marry into the Wei Kingdom, and General Ji were to be won over, wouldn't it be too late?
Thinking this through, Lu Youming was startled. "No wonder the Crown Prince of Wei has been in Da Zhou for so long and hasn't chosen anyone yet. He's probably worried that if he rashly brings this up, not only will his father disagree, but his father will also suspect Wei's motives."
Seeing that Lu Youming understood, Xu Yunzhi stopped talking and continued to wave his folding fan with a contented expression, chatting idly.
As for the Crown Prince of Wei, although he went to the Fifth Prince's residence, he did not stay with Lu Yuanbin for long before leaving.
In the royal villa, the Crown Prince of Wei and Princess Chuxia sat facing each other. Looking at Princess Chuxia, who was full of joy and waiting to get married, the Crown Prince of Wei had a somewhat depressed expression on his face.
"What's wrong, Your Majesty? Why do you look so gloomy?"
"Today I brought up the matter of choosing a marriage partner with the Emperor of Great Zhou, but he did not agree. Not only that, but it also met with strong opposition from the Gu family and Yun Yichen."
As soon as the Crown Prince of Wei finished speaking, Princess Chuxia said, "This was expected. Didn't we anticipate this outcome when we first arrived?"
"Even so, I still feel uncomfortable."
The Crown Prince of Wei was a gentleman, and he couldn't possibly do something like stealing someone else's love on his own. However, this was something the Emperor of Wei had repeatedly instructed him to do when he came to the Great Zhou, so he couldn't disobey the Emperor's wishes and had to do it.
"What's wrong with that? Since the other party doesn't agree, let's just do it according to the original plan."
Princess Chuxia couldn't understand what her brother was struggling with. They had clearly made plans before coming, but his expression made it seem as if she had done something utterly rebellious.
Princess Chuxia looked puzzled, while the Crown Prince of Wei glanced at her but said nothing.
"Now that your wedding is just around the corner, have you made all the necessary preparations? And has that wise prince made any appearance yet?"
From the time the marriage was arranged to the preparations for the wedding, the wise prince never visited the post station, let alone wanted to see what the other party looked like.
When Princess Chuxia spoke of Prince Xian, a rare blush appeared on her face. "I went to Prince Xian's residence and saw him a couple of days ago."
"Is this the person you're looking for?" the Crown Prince of Wei pressed. Seeing Princess Chuxia nod, he breathed a sigh of relief.
"It seems that Miss Gu did not lie to us after all," sighed the Crown Prince of Wei.
Princess Chuxia had previously disliked Gu Shuyan intensely, but upon hearing her brother's words, she surprisingly nodded in agreement, "We really have to thank Miss Gu for this, but how could a young lady like her know such things?"
In Princess Chuxia's memory, the young ladies of noble families did nothing but embroider and tend to plants all day long, so how could they know about these secret matters?
The Crown Prince of Wei was not surprised. He had spoken with Gu Shuyan twice, and each time Gu Shuyan spoke flawlessly. Such a woman was an enigma in herself.
He found it quite normal to know these things.
Moreover, Gu Shuyan has Yun Yichen behind her. With such a powerful backer, Gu Shuyan can't find out anything she wants to know.
"Anyway, I will definitely thank her for this in the future. The most important thing now is for you to get married as soon as possible so that I can leave Da Zhou sooner."
The Crown Prince of Wei looked somewhat somber. Princess Chuxia wanted to ask him something, but she swallowed the words that were about to come out.
The news that the Crown Prince of Wei had poached the prime minister's son in public quickly spread throughout the capital thanks to the efforts of certain individuals.
The Crown Prince of Wei had been searching for a suitable bride in the Great Zhou for a long time, but he insisted on choosing someone who was already engaged, which caused a great deal of discussion.
"Isn't this Crown Prince of Wei utterly inhuman? Miss Gu is already engaged, and he still wants His Majesty to bestow a marriage upon him?"
"I don't think it's a big deal. What's the big deal about an engagement if the man is unmarried and the woman is not married? It's not like they're actually married. Besides, the Crown Prince of Wei dares to compete with the Ghost-Faced Yama for a woman, isn't that just too much?"
"But I heard that it was Miss Gu who seduced the Crown Prince of Wei first. I also heard that the two of them talked privately for a long time at the tea garden party this year!"
The crowd discussed the matter extensively, as if they had witnessed it themselves.
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