Chapter 598 Fearless
"Everyone in the Great Zhou Dynasty knows the power of the Gu family, but have you ever thought about why no one has been able to win them over all these years?"
So many princes have tried their best but failed to achieve this, so why does Luo Yuping think she is an exception?
"Yu Ying is right, you and your brother were indeed a bit rash in this matter."
Duke Anguo was unaware that the brother and sister had used embroidery to threaten Gu Shuyan. If he had known, he would never have used such a method and wasted such a great opportunity.
If they could suppress this matter and then carefully arrange to bring it to the emperor's attention at the end, then even if the Gu family didn't want to help them, they wouldn't be able to.
After all, compared to letting the Lu family, who are burdened by the concept of filial piety, ascend the throne, the Nie family, who have no grudges against them, are more reliable.
Unfortunately, things have come to this point, and the threat has been made; even if Duke Anguo wanted to salvage the situation, it would be impossible.
“My son did misunderstand this matter, and he knows he was wrong.”
Luo Dong looked apologetic at Duke Anguo as he spoke, while Luo Yuping still didn't know where she had gone wrong.
“Father, although Gu Shuyan used her cleverness to make His Majesty personally acknowledge that the embroidery is openwork embroidery, if I were to explain it myself, His Majesty might not necessarily disbelieve me.”
Luo Yuping only felt so confident to seek out Gu Shuyan again, hoping to force Gu Shuyan to submit, because she was the emperor's daughter-in-law.
But as soon as she finished speaking, she heard Lu Luoyuying's cold laughter.
"Sister, you really think too highly of her. Don't you realize that Gu Shuyan was able to teach so many embroiderers openwork embroidery in such a short time and weave the story so vividly? Is she really someone who can be easily manipulated? Besides, sister, do you still remember Gu Shuyan's last words?"
Luo Yuping felt uncomfortable seeing Luo Yuying's cold smile, but when she thought of Gu Shuyan's last words, she suddenly became uncertain.
Although she still didn't understand the meaning behind those words, her intuition told her that Gu Shuyan's words were definitely not good.
Seeing that Luo Yuping still hadn't figured it out, Luo Yuying bluntly said, "The reason Gu Shuyan is so fearless is because the Duke of Anguo's mansion doesn't dare to reveal the truth to His Majesty. If His Majesty knew that my elder sister had obtained evidence that Gu Shuyan was skilled in embroidery, but had delayed handing it over, not to mention what would happen to the Gu family, our Duke of Anguo's mansion would definitely be suspected by His Majesty of having disloyal intentions."
While the Duke of Anguo's family may have harbored rebellious intentions, how can that be the same as having them laid bare before the Emperor?
Luo Yuping finally understood. She realized that the emperor knew she had obtained the evidence but refused to hand it over, and had even forced Gu Shuyan to pass on the embroidery to so many people. She was afraid that even as a royal daughter-in-law, she would be in deep trouble.
"That Gu Shuyan is really cunning."
The thought that all her efforts had been in vain had been betrayed made Luo Yuping feel extremely uncomfortable, as if she had swallowed a fly.
Luo Dong was secretly shocked by the Gu family's shrewdness, recalling the strange behavior they had displayed when he visited them. He also remembered how Gu Jin had twice come to curry favor, yet he hadn't noticed a single flaw in their actions.
Luo Yuying took in the expressions of the others, and finally said, "Sister, remember to apologize to them another day after you go back, and also return the clothes, after all, they were made by Madam Yun for the child."
Luo Yuying bit the child very hard, and upon hearing this, Duke Anguo and Luo Dong seemed to guess what Luo Yuying was about to do. Only Luo Yuping seemed somewhat unhappy when she heard about apologizing to Gu Shuyan.
After the Luo family finished analyzing the situation, Gu Jin and Madam Ji from the Gu family all looked worried.
Although the matter was escalating and seemed unlikely to change anything, Gu Jin and Madam Ji remained uneasy, feeling that something else was about to happen.
"Father and Mother, you really don't need to worry. The Duke of Anguo's mansion is ambitious. As long as they still dream of rising to the top, they will not be able to make a move against me again."
Although Gu Shuyan didn't trust Luo Yuping's brain, Luo Yuying and the other members of the Luo family weren't stupid, so they would definitely stop Luo Yuping to prevent her from doing something foolish.
"That being said, we still need to be careful."
Over the past year, the Yi'an Marquis's mansion has experienced many things, especially Gu Shuyan, who has gone through countless incidents.
The root of all these events lies in the word "power." Gu Jin thought that perhaps he should resign from his position as Minister of Personnel someday. Only by relinquishing this power could his descendants avoid being drawn into the vortex of power.
Putting aside the fact that Gu Jin is oversimplifying things, Gu Shuyan's involvement goes far beyond the Gu family's considerable power. As General Ji's granddaughter, even without the Gu family, Gu Shuyan would still be targeted by those people.
"Father is right. I will be much more careful in the future and will never make a similar mistake again."
Gu Shuyan did make a mistake this time because she was too confident, which led to Luo Yuping accidentally finding a handle against her.
Gu Shuyan went to great lengths to render this weakness useless, but even so, the dress could still potentially put herself and the Marquis's mansion in danger.
While planning to find an opportunity to get the dress back, Gu Shuyan finally thought of Niao Cui, who was waiting to leave the Marquis's mansion in the backyard of the second wife's residence.
"By the way, Mother, I heard that Aunt Nia Cui in Second Uncle's room has been ill for quite some time. I'd like to go and see her later."
Having resolved the biggest problem, Gu Shuyan naturally wanted to fulfill her promise.
When Ji heard Gu Shuyan say she wanted to see Niao Cui, she was initially surprised, but then she realized that Niao Cui and Gu Shuyan seemed to have a decent relationship, so she thought it was normal.
"You've been sick for quite a while now. At first, they said it was just a cold, but the medicine didn't help. Now your cough is getting worse. You can go see a doctor if you want, but don't get too close and catch the illness."
Madam Ji did not stop Gu Shuyan, but she couldn't help but remind her. After all, compared to that concubine from the second wife, Gu Shuyan's health was much more important to Madam Ji.
Gu Shuyan nodded, bid farewell to her parents, and then turned and went to the second house with her maid.
When He Yin heard that Gu Shuyan had come, she thought Gu Shuyan was coming to see her. She was about to go out to greet her, but the maid said that Gu Shuyan went directly to Niao Cui's room.
Thinking of Niao Cui, who was on the verge of death, He Yin snorted coldly and simply let Gu Shuyan go.
"Auntie, the young lady has arrived." As soon as Niao Cui saw Gu Shuyan, the maidservant beside her went into the room to report.
Niao Cui had been waiting for Gu Shuyan to come to her these past few days, but no matter how much she waited, no one came.
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