He said softly, "Your Highness, please have something to discuss first. I'll take Xi'er to play in the courtyard."
With that, he led Gu Jinxi out.
However, as she walked to the door and closed it, she vaguely heard the name Luo Ziqian from Tianji's mouth.
A thought flickered in her mind, and she exchanged a glance with Xiaoman.
Xiaoman nodded silently to Gu Jingchun and quietly left when no one was looking.
A moment later, Xiaoman quietly returned and, taking advantage of a brief moment of contact with Gu Jingchun, spoke up, "Young Master Luo has arrived."
Gu Jingchun nodded, and a plan instantly formed in his mind.
In the past few days, the Crown Prince's Palace has undergone a major reshuffle.
Shen Hechuan used swift and decisive methods to capture many of his undercover agents and accomplices.
Xiaoman and Lanxin took the opportunity to coerce and entice a young girl with dishonest hands, and threatened her to do things for them.
The young girl was timid and had a short lifespan. Seeing that everyone around her was being carried out one by one, she was afraid that they would report her, so she gave in.
Seeing that Shen Hechuan was talking about something in the room, she took the opportunity to say something to the little girl.
Seeing this, the little girl took advantage of the fact that no one was paying attention and quickly left the courtyard, running towards one of the palaces in the East Palace.
Meanwhile, inside the room...
Tianji knelt on the ground and reported to Shen Hechuan, "Your Highness, Young Master Luo has come again."
"This time, he was clearly prepared. No matter what his subordinates said, he refused to leave, and even said..."
He glanced at Shen Hechuan's expression before continuing:
"They also said that all the wedding arrangements have been made and they are just waiting for Miss Gu to go back and get married."
“If Your Highness does not release her, Miss Gu will be disobeying the imperial decree. If His Majesty investigates, she will inevitably be beheaded.”
Upon hearing this, Shen Hechuan's face darkened considerably.
"He's really something else. He's even threatening his good brother for the sake of a woman."
Upon hearing this, Tianji lowered his gaze, pursed his lips, and thought to himself, "You're the one who stole someone's fiancée and won't give her back, yet now you're accusing her of threatening you."
Who would dare to be such a good brother?
But even if Tianji had eight hundred times the courage, he wouldn't dare say those words. He could only purse his lips, lower his eyes, and remain silent.
But Shen Hechuan was too clever. Seeing his expression, he guessed what he was thinking and couldn't help but snort coldly.
"What? You think I did something wrong? You're standing up for that Luo Ziqian guy?"
Tianji immediately knelt down and shook his head.
"Your subordinate dares not."
"I see you dare to do it."
Shen Hechuan snorted coldly.
Seeing that Shen Hechuan's reaction was not strong enough, Tianji raised his eyes and tentatively said, "Your Highness, I think Young Master Luo is right about one thing."
Miss Gu's marriage was ordained by the Emperor, and now that the wedding is just around the corner, detaining her here is ultimately harming her.
Finally, if His Majesty were to pursue the matter, it would be Miss Gu who would bear the brunt of His Majesty's wrath.
After he finished speaking, seeing that Shen Hechuan was deep in thought, he couldn't help but add another sentence.
"After all, His Majesty is now eager to kill Miss Gu in order to win you back. If you detain him now, aren't you just giving His Majesty a reason to kill Miss Gu?"
Upon hearing this, Shen Hechuan glanced at the celestial divination, remained silent, and ultimately did not speak.
Meanwhile, inside the main hall of the Eastern Palace...
Luo Ziqian was sitting upright.
Perhaps because his identity has been exposed, he no longer needs to pretend, so his overall demeanor is different from before.
His expression was calm, his eyes were stern, and he seemed more composed than before.
Seeing that the tea beside him had been replaced with another cup, he knew that Shen Hechuan would still not see him today.
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but sigh softly.
That day, after Gu Jingchun and Princess Rongyang got off the carriage, he jumped off as well.
I thought that doing this would allow me to find Gu Jingchun as soon as possible.
Unexpectedly, because the slope was too long, and because he jumped a little too late, he rolled to the other side, and the distance between him and Gu Jingchun grew further and further.
After rolling to the bottom of the mountain, ignoring the pain in his body, he hurried along and finally... found a group of people.
After asking, they learned that these were all Shen Hechuan's men, and that Gu Jingchun had already been rescued by Shen Hechuan.
He naturally followed Shen Hechuan's men back to Tiandu.
After returning, he secretly sent a signal to Shen Hechuan, wanting to inquire about Gu Jingchun's whereabouts.
Unexpectedly, his identity was exposed at this time.
And his and Gu Jingchun's faked death has a more reasonable explanation.
From that day on, the gates of the Luo family mansion began to bustle with activity.
He transformed from an ignorant and incompetent playboy into a scion of a prominent family who was unafraid of power and indifferent to fame and fortune, instantly becoming the darling of the aristocratic families in Tiandu.
Poor Luo Kejin and Liu Sihua hadn't even recovered from the joy of finding their son when they were busy dealing with all sorts of people who came to visit.
Finally, Liu Sihua couldn't take it anymore and declared that the Luo family would only recognize Gu Jingchun as their daughter-in-law and would not take any concubines. After that, she closed the door to guests and only then did the family calm down.
However, just two days later, Emperor Rongcheng issued another decree ordering him and Gu Jingchun to get married as soon as possible.
This caught him completely off guard.
Fortunately, their wedding preparations were almost complete, so they still had enough time.
However, it was only at this moment that Luo Ziqian belatedly realized that Gu Jingchun had not returned at all.
Just as he was wondering where Gu Jingchun was, someone secretly passed him a message.
It is said that his fiancée, Gu Jingchun, was being imprisoned in the Eastern Palace by Shen Hechuan at this time.
It was at this time that news spread in the palace that Shen Hechuan had been publicly flogged.
Upon learning this news, Luo Ziqian did not hesitate and immediately entered the palace under the pretext of visiting the sick.
As expected, he not only failed to see Gu Jingchun, but he also failed to see Shen Hechuan.
So, Luo Ziqian came a second time.
He has now confirmed that Gu Jingchun is in the Eastern Palace.
Therefore, this time, he was determined to take her away no matter what.
Otherwise, if he were accused of disobeying an imperial order, Gu Jingchun would lose his life.
As another cup of tea was emptied, Shen Hechuan remained unmoved, which made Luo Ziqian frown.
Just then, another young maid came over carrying tea.
The little girl didn't look very old. After she came in, she kept quietly looking around.
Moreover... her hand holding the teacup seemed unsteady, so much so that the teacup was trembling and looked like it was about to fall.
In the end, Luo Ziqian couldn't stand it anymore and reached out to take the teacup from him.
At the same time, a small note fell into Luo Ziqian's hand.
Luo Ziqian was startled and quickly grabbed the note, calmly taking a sip of tea.
The little girl breathed a sigh of relief and quickly took the empty teacup away.
After everyone left, Luo Ziqian quietly opened the note in his hand.
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