Gu Jingchun chuckled and looked directly into Gu Nansheng's eyes.
"Father's words are very strange!"
"What? So if she marries the Third Prince, it's a den of wolves and tigers, but if I marry the Third Prince, it's for my own good? Does that mean the Marquis of Yong'an's own daughter deserves to be inferior to others?"
"You keep saying I can't tolerate her, then let me ask you, can your Yong'an Marquis's mansion tolerate me?"
Gu Nansheng looked into Gu Jingchun's eyes.
Her eyes were so calm and clear that he felt a pang of guilt and subconsciously took a step back, letting go of her.
"Don't try to argue your way out of this! It was clearly you who first set up Yun Jin, making the Third Prince take a liking to her, and now you still want to deny it!"
"Yeah?"
Gu Jingchun smiled. "Is that what your mother told you?"
Gu Jingchun looked at Chu Qianlan as he spoke.
Chu Qianlan lowered her eyes subconsciously, not daring to meet Gu Jingchun's gaze.
The scene of Gu Jingchun choking her in the palace was her nightmare.
She still feels lingering fear when she thinks about it now, which has instilled in her a deep-seated fear of Gu Jingchun.
Gu Yunjin stood behind Gu Nansheng. When Gu Jingchun looked over, she timidly hid behind Gu Nansheng, looking wronged and scared.
Upon seeing this, Gu Nansheng immediately shielded Gu Yunjin behind her and looked at Gu Jingchun with a wary expression.
At this moment, Gu Wei'ang shouted angrily again!
"You wicked girl!"
"Kneel down!"
"Stop making excuses. I went to great lengths to bring you back, but you have done such a thing, putting my Yong'an Marquis's mansion in the eye of the storm. What is your punishment?"
Gu Jingchun stood ramrod straight and gave a cold laugh.
"Father's words are quite strange. It was clearly Mother who plotted against me first, and then abandoned the Yong'an Marquis's mansion. I only escaped this calamity because I was asleep. How did it become my fault?"
"Instead of questioning his daughter, the father should ask the mother how she got that puppy keychain."
Upon hearing this, Chu Qianlan's expression became flustered.
Gu Wei'ang's gaze also fell on her.
Chu Qianlan quickly denied it.
"What nonsense are you spouting? How would I know anything about dog keychains?"
Gu Jingchun chuckled softly.
"The Empress Dowager has been in charge of the inner palace for many years. What could possibly escape her notice? Mother, you don't think that the Empress Dowager didn't notice your little dog pendant, do you?"
After saying that, Chu Qianlan panicked completely.
She stood up and started yelling at Gu Jingchun.
"What nonsense are you spouting, you ill-mannered girl? Don't think you can escape punishment by making wild accusations."
"I think we should say that back to Mother. Does Mother think that by pushing all the blame onto me, Father won't scold you?"
Gu Jingchun chuckled softly as he spoke.
"But Mother, have you considered that what you did today may seem like a small matter, but in the eyes of His Majesty and the Empress Dowager, it is a serious crime of deceiving the Emperor!"
"If I'm not mistaken, His Majesty has long been wary of the Marquis of Yong'an's family, otherwise this marriage wouldn't have happened."
Gu Jingchun spoke eloquently, and in just a few sentences, he hit the nail on the head regarding the Marquis of Yong'an's weaknesses.
Upon hearing this, Gu Wei'ang's expression calmed down somewhat.
He looked at his daughter in front of him and began to examine her properly for the first time.
Gu Jingchun naturally noticed his gaze and continued:
"It's just marrying a mentally challenged prince. With the status of the Yong'an Marquis's mansion, my sister won't be in any major trouble even if she marries him."
But my mother did something so clever of herself.
If the Third Prince really takes a liking to my daughter at today's birthday banquet, then so be it; my daughter certainly won't have any complaints.
But then, Mother insisted on getting a puppy keychain related to the Third Prince, which caused him to lose control!
"Does Father not know that in the eyes of His Majesty and Empress Dowager, this is an act of insubordination and an attempt to control the royal family?"
Upon hearing this, Gu Wei'ang stood up.
But Gu Jingchun continued, "Father, haven't you ever thought about why the Empress Dowager and the Emperor have discovered this matter but haven't punished them yet?"
"Could it be because of the Emperor's great favor bestowed upon our Yong'an Marquis's mansion?"
Chu Qianlan murmured.
Isn't that so?
Gu Jingchun looked at her as if she were an idiot and sneered.
"That's because His Majesty has already decided to kill the Marquis of Yong'an's family!"
His Majesty did indeed intend to kill the Marquis of Yong'an's family.
In the previous life, after Gu Jingchun's death, the Yong'an Marquis's mansion was quickly destroyed, and no one in the entire mansion was spared.
Upon hearing this, Gu Wei'ang could no longer hold back and shouted out sharply.
"absurd!"
"Shut up!"
Gu Jingchun sneered.
"It seems that Father has been in this high position for too long and can't even see this much."
"Father, didn't you ever think that His Majesty would suddenly bestow a marriage upon me and the Luo family today?"
Gu Wei'ang remained silent and did not speak.
Chu Qianlan snorted coldly.
"Everyone in Tiandu knows that the son of the Luo family is a homosexual, and this matter has caused a great uproar in the city. All the noble ladies in Tiandu avoid the Luo family like the plague."
"His Majesty's bestowal of marriage upon you and him is clearly a deliberate attempt to suppress our Yong'an Marquis's Mansion, to kick us when we're down, and to deliberately disrespect us."
Gu Jingchun scoffed.
"Mother, haven't you considered what would happen if I were to be chosen by the Third Prince and marry him, as you wish?"
What will happen?
Chu Qianlan didn't care at all.
"It's just a different person. You are still my true daughter of the Marquis of Yong'an. Logically speaking, this marriage should have been yours. Would His Majesty be unhappy?"
"certainly!"
Gu Jingchun said:
"This is a matter of royal face and authority!"
"Does Mother think that the face and authority of the royal family can be challenged at will?"
"Can the Marquis of Yong'an's mansion bear the responsibility for this crime of deceiving the emperor?"
After saying this, Gu Wei'ang finally understood.
He glared angrily at Chu Qianlan and slapped her across the face.
"You're more trouble than you're worth. Can't you use your brain before you do anything?"
Having been in a high position for too long, his power and status gradually blinded him, almost leading to disaster.
Although the Empress Dowager and the Emperor have discovered their actions, they have not committed the crime of deceiving the Emperor, and there is still room for maneuver.
Furthermore, Gu Jingchun's marriage to the Luo family is now actually a boost for the Yong'an Marquis's mansion.
Thinking of this, Gu Wei'ang couldn't help but take a closer look at Gu Jingchun.
Chu Qianlan was stunned by Gu Wei'ang's slap.
She covered her face and collapsed to the ground.
Upon seeing this, Gu Nansheng and Gu Yunjin quickly cried out and helped the person up.
Chu Qianlan released her grip, and a trickle of blood immediately flowed from the corner of her mouth.
She looked at Gu Wei'ang in disbelief.
"You actually hit me?"
"You actually hit me because of a few words she said?"
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