Chapter 732 Convergence - Advantages and Disadvantages
Before leaving, Zhong Lin wanted to say goodbye to Wu Yin.
However, since Gu Shuyan had already made arrangements, he could only glance at the plaque of the Yun residence before galloping away on horseback.
The carriage traveled slowly along the bluestone road, and after half an hour, it stopped in front of a small courtyard with one entrance and one exit.
Gu Shuyan was helped down from the carriage by Wuyin, while Yufei quickly knocked on the gate of the courtyard.
Three long knocks and two short knocks were the pre-arranged code. Only after all the knocks were finished did the door slowly open from the inside.
Upon entering the house, Sun Ruoyun was clearly surprised to see Gu Shuyan.
"Madam, is there something urgent?"
Gu Shuyan is about to give birth, and she would never be here unless it was something extremely urgent.
Sun Ruoyun poured Gu Shuyan a cup of hot water before sitting down opposite her.
Now that the Fourth Prince has clearly reached a cooperation agreement with Yun Yichen, Sun Ruoyun, as the Fourth Prince's strong backer, naturally has to change her attitude towards Gu Shuyan to a friendly one.
Moreover, the small courtyard where she is currently living was found for her by Yun Yichen.
Gu Shuyan had always known about Sun Ruoyun's keen insight. When asked about it, Gu Shuyan immediately replied, "There is indeed an urgent matter that requires Miss Sun's help."
“I know that Miss Sun has been in Wei for so long, she must have secretly set up many sentries. Therefore, I would like to ask Miss Sun to use her own people to help cover the two of them to return.”
Gu Shuyan naturally couldn't tell Sun Ruoyun who she was protecting. Although they were indeed cooperating, it didn't mean that everything could be laid bare.
If Sun Ruoyun knew that the Emperor and Crown Prince of Wei had such an inextricable relationship with Yun Yichen, she might very well use this opportunity to stab them in the back.
Similarly, after hearing Gu Shuyan's words, Sun Ruoyun was also considering that most of the people she had deployed in Wei were her and Lu Changqing's trusted confidants whom they had cultivated over the years.
These people would be the foundation for their future livelihood. If they were to be used, Sun Ruoyun worried that Gu Shuyan would use this opportunity to eliminate her people, and then all her preparations in Wei would have been in vain.
"Madam Yun, perhaps you should seek help from someone else."
Although Sun Ruoyun did not explicitly refuse, her meaning was very clear: she would never risk the lives of the people she had placed under her command.
Gu Shuyan had already guessed Sun Ruoyun's answer, but she wanted to confirm whether Sun Ruoyun thought the same way she did, and whether she valued those people highly.
Now that it has been confirmed, Gu Shuyan couldn't help but show a hint of disappointment on her face.
"Miss Sun, are you really unable to help? Can't you even lend me a few people to lend a hand?"
Gu Shuyan's tone had become somewhat pleading, which was completely different from the Gu Shuyan that Sun Ruoyun had seen before. In Sun Ruoyun's memory, Gu Shuyan had always been proud and confident.
But today, Gu Shuyan clearly exuded a dejected and helpless sadness.
"No, with your intelligence, Madam shouldn't be unaware of their role. Although we are no longer enemies, I won't risk myself and Changqing."
Sun Ruoyun has always been an extremely rational person. She always has a yardstick in her mind, weighing the pros and cons.
Gu Shuyan's request was clearly only detrimental and offered no benefit; why would he take such a risk if there was no profit to be gained?
Meeting Sun Ruoyun's unwavering gaze, Gu Shuyan sighed helplessly, "Forget it, maybe I shouldn't have come here."
Gu Shuyan paused for a moment, then continued, "Perhaps Miss Sun can help me with another favor."
"What kind of help?"
Following Gu Shuyan's suggestion, Sun Ruoyun immediately became vigilant.
Gu Shuyan said, "The Fourth Prince and the Fifth Prince are currently at an impasse. If this continues, it will not benefit any of us. So I think Miss Sun might try to contact the Fifth Prince and take the initiative to help him."
As soon as Gu Shuyan finished speaking, Sun Ruoyun immediately understood her meaning.
Under the guise of returning to help, they participated in the core decision-making process on the Fifth Prince's side.
By letting the Fifth Prince reap some benefits in the process, it may seem like Lu Changqing has been suppressed, but in reality, it is paving the way for the Fourth Prince to completely defeat the Fifth Prince.
After thinking about it for a moment, Sun Ruoyun felt that this matter was in her best interest, so she quickly nodded.
"That's possible, but the meeting needs to be arranged in advance, preferably on the way into or from the city, so they're more likely to believe it."
The "they" Sun Ruoyun was referring to were naturally Lu Yuanbin and the Sun family. She had left as a maid, so she had left a message with the Sun family that she would return.
"Of course. Since Miss Sun doesn't object, I'll go back and have someone prepare it."
As Gu Shuyan spoke, she seemed to want to plead for what she had just mentioned, but Sun Ruoyun quickly stopped her, saying, "I'm afraid I really can't do anything about the Wei Kingdom."
Hearing this, Gu Shuyan could only swallow back the words she was about to say. "Alright then! I won't make things difficult for Miss Sun. But I'll trouble Miss Sun to prepare these next few days and think about how to explain things when we return to the Sun residence!"
After giving her instructions, Gu Shuyan got up and said goodbye, looking somewhat dejected.
After leaving the courtyard and getting into the carriage, Yufei hurriedly approached Gu Shuyan as soon as they turned the corner.
"Madam is truly insightful; Miss Sun really doesn't want to use Wei's spies."
Seeing Yufei's admiring look, Gu Shuyan couldn't help but tap her, "What do you mean by being a prophet? I just thought things through from the other person's perspective."
From the beginning, Sun Ruoyun disguised herself as a maid and went to the State of Wei under the guise of a marriage alliance. Given her personality, it's unlikely that Sun Ruoyun would have simply been there to observe the local customs and culture for such a long time.
So what exactly made Sun Ruojun travel all the way to the State of Wei?
This brings us back to the Fourth Prince, Lu Changqing. Lu Changqing and Sun Ruoyun are clearly lovers. After so many years together, Sun Ruoyun couldn't possibly be unaware of Lu Changqing's background. Moreover, Lu Changqing couldn't possibly hide from Sun Ruoyun the fact that the old man wanted to use him to destroy the Great Zhou.
Moreover, given their intelligence and resourcefulness, neither Lu Changqing nor Sun Ruoyun would willingly become pawns in someone else's game.
They knew very well that if the old man achieved his goal, they would be the first to be eliminated.
Therefore, by using the pretext of a marriage alliance to go to the State of Wei, everything Sun Ruoyun arranged must have been her last resort to ensure the two of them could safely reach the State of Wei after the fall of the Great Zhou Dynasty, and to prevent anyone from finding them.
Such an important existence—not to mention Sun Ruoyun's unwillingness, I'm afraid no one else would be willing to risk their lifeline.
After listening to Gu Shuyan's series of analyses, Yufei suddenly felt enlightened and understood the key points.
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