Chapter 698 Debut - Discussion
As the strategist of the Sun family, Sun Ruoyun is arguably the one who understands their style of doing things better than anyone else.
If Lu Yuanbin were to find out about this, he would surely launch a fierce attack on Gu Renjie in the imperial court.
The emperor, seeing this unusual behavior, naturally guessed that they knew Gu Renjie's identity.
If, in a fit of anger, the emperor were to directly recognize Gu Renjie as a member of the imperial family and appoint him as the crown prince, then they would truly have suffered a great loss.
After Sun Ruoyun's reminder, Lu Changqing immediately understood.
"Then what should we do? With the Gu family's power, if they really help Gu Renjie take the throne, it might affect our plans."
Although the Fourth Prince had little contact with Gu Renjie, he handled everything exceptionally well, except for the recent government decree.
"Perhaps we need to find out what the other party is thinking!"
The other party Sun Ruoyun was referring to was not the Gu family, but Gu Renjie himself.
Since learning about Gu Renjie's decree, Sun Ruoyun has spent her spare time conducting in-depth analysis.
At that time, because she did not know that he was the emperor's son, Sun Ruoyun once suspected that the Gu family had been subjects for many years and wanted to take this opportunity to interfere and become emperor themselves.
Otherwise, how can we explain how such an absurd method could actually make merchants obediently lower grain prices?
Therefore, the most likely scenario is that the Gu family had already stockpiled a large amount of food during the disaster relief efforts, waiting for food prices to skyrocket so that they could gain a good reputation.
Now that she knows Gu Renjie's true identity, Sun Ruoyun is even more certain of her guess, and at the same time, she is certain that the Gu family wants to support Gu Renjie to take over.
It's just unknown whether Gu Renjie already knows his identity as a prince, or if he's simply being pushed to do things.
"How about I take some time to probe into the minds of Marquis Gu and his eldest son?"
The fourth prince asked uncertainly.
Sun Ruoyun quickly shook her head, "We can only secretly test Young Master Gu himself. If he is also aware of the matter and is interested in that position, perhaps we can tell him the cause of Consort Yun's death!"
During this period, in order to find out who the emperor should look for next, the fourth prince investigated almost all the old people who had been released from the palace.
Finally, they found someone who knew a little about the matter. Although that person's information was limited, with Sun Ruoyun and Lu Changqing's analysis, they quickly deduced the facts of what happened back then.
"Alright, I'll make the arrangements when I get back."
He came with many doubts in his heart, but Sun Ruoyun quickly resolved them all.
The Fourth Prince couldn't help but reach out and hug Sun Ruoyun, saying, "You are my lucky star. What would I do without you?"
The Fourth Prince spoke from the bottom of his heart, making Sun Ruoyun blush.
Over the years, they have only met a handful of times, and usually exchanged letters to discuss serious matters.
Sun Ruoyun had never heard him say something like this, which sounded like a confession.
"With Your Highness's talent, you can handle things with ease even without me. The reason you can't adapt is because you're in the thick of it, which is why you feel confused."
Sun Ruoyun's words were not meant to flatter Lu Changqing. Just by looking at how Lu Changqing had been pulling the strings behind the scenes all these years, one could tell that this man's cunning was second to none.
On the contrary, now that he is valued by the emperor, he is not as adept at thinking about things as before.
As the two discussed their plan, they unknowingly huddled together. Seeing that there was no more movement inside, the guard quietly crouched back down at his post.
Yun Yichen and Gu Shuyan had already gone to sleep. Hearing the sound of the guards returning, Yun Yichen sat up abruptly.
"Did someone go to see Sun Ruojun?"
Perhaps influenced by Gu Shuyan, Yun Yichen even showed a look of surprise.
"Yes, it seems to be the person who went to pick up Miss Sun that day."
The cloaked man vanished without a trace that day. Although the guards followed another man for a long distance, that man was extremely cunning and eventually managed to shake him off.
The guards all thought that after that day, they would never see any more clues, but they never expected him to come.
Yun Yichen's movements woke Gu Shuyan. Rubbing her sleepy eyes, Gu Shuyan asked, "What happened?"
"It's nothing, it's just that someone went to Sun Ruojun's place."
"What?"
Gu Shuyan suddenly felt wide awake, her whole body brimming with energy as she looked at Yun Yichen, waiting for him to give her an answer.
“Sun Ruoyun sent someone; it was the cloaked man from that day!”
After listening, Gu Shuyan blinked, rolled over and got out of bed. Then, under Yun Yichen's unresponsive gaze, she put on her shoes and clothes.
What are you trying to do?
Yun Yichen was puzzled as to what she was trying to do.
Gu Shuyan simply grabbed his clothes as well, "Hurry up, or we won't be able to hear anything!"
Only after Gu Shuyan said this did Yun Yichen realize that his little wife was going to eavesdrop on other people's conversations.
"Pfft," Yun Yichen couldn't help but laugh, "The Yun residence is so far from that place. If we go there at this time, the people will have already left by the time we get there."
Gu Shuyan was so happy that she obviously didn't think of this. Looking at the clothes in her hand, she put them back unhappily.
"I thought I'd finally get to see what the person who could make the unparalleled Miss Sun so infatuated looks like!"
Gu Shuyan's girlish appearance immediately stirred Yun Yichen's heart, and he picked her up in his arms.
"You! Why are you so curious about what other men look like!"
Yun Yichen thought that Gu Shuyan was so excited because she wanted to hear what the other person would say, but he didn't expect that what made her so curious was the other person's appearance.
Is it because I'm not good-looking enough? Is that why my little wife is eyeing other men?
Yun Yichen suddenly fell into self-doubt. Although he rarely showed his face to others, he had always been confident.
"What do you mean you're curious about other men? Aren't you curious at all? Sun Ruoyun is a genuine talented woman of the Great Zhou Dynasty. She's beautiful, intelligent, and has a brain. How can you not be curious about what the man she likes looks like?"
Gu Shuyan instantly resembled one of those nosy old ladies, her eyes shining so brightly that Yun Yichen couldn't resist taking a bite out of her.
"Anyway, you're not allowed to be curious about other women's men. In my eyes, you're the best woman in the world."
The sudden confession caught Gu Shuyan off guard, and even though they were no longer newlyweds, her ears still turned red.
"Alright! Let's go to sleep first! News from over there will come back first thing tomorrow morning, and then we'll hear what Sun Ruoyun and that person discussed."
As the night deepened, the couple slept side by side.
The Fourth Prince stayed inside Sun Ruojun's room for more than an hour before emerging again, still wearing his cloak.
"Next time you need something, just have a servant come over; there's no need to make the trip yourself."
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