Chapter 135: Taking the Lead
A moment later, Gu Jingchun, dressed in a dishevel, knelt in the magnificent hall.
Her clothes were stained with dirt and blood, her hairpin was slightly loose, and her hair was messy. It was obvious that she had gone through a lot of dangers and twists and turns before she was able to escape successfully.
Chen Hechuan frowned tightly when he saw her like this. He didn't care about anything else and immediately stepped forward to help Gu Jingchun up.
However, a cough was heard from above.
Implied warning!
He paused, and his movements slowed down for a moment.
And it was at this moment that Luo Ziqian, who was originally kneeling beside him, took the lead.
He flew to Gu Jingchun and hugged him in his arms.
"Jingchun, are you okay?"
"It scared me to death."
As he spoke, he looked at Gu Jingchun carefully, then leaned on her shoulder and began to sob.
At first, Gu Jingchun only saw a pig's head rushing towards her. She was frightened and was about to push him away when she saw the little eyes on the "pig head" blink.
Immediately afterwards, Luo Ziqian's voice was heard.
Gu Jingchun suddenly felt relieved and let Luo Ziqian hug him and cry.
She raised her head slightly, and her eyes met Chen Hechuan's across the empty hall.
There was confusion, shock, and a lot of anger in his eyes.
She was sure that if Emperor Rongcheng had not been present, Shen Hechuan would have stepped forward to pull Luo Ziqian away.
Because Gu Jingchun had already seen his tightly clenched and shaking fists.
Unfortunately, now he could only watch Luo Ziqian hugging Gu Jingchun and crying.
After a while, Luo Ziqian stopped.
He knelt beside Gu Jingchun, then kowtowed and said:
"Your Majesty, His Royal Highness Prince Rui has repeatedly held my fiancée hostage.
You have ruined my wedding again today, so please help me and my fiancée."
After Luo Ziqian finished speaking, he kowtowed again.
Emperor Rongcheng, who was sitting high on the dragon throne, cast a sharp gaze on Gu Jingchun.
"Gu, why do you say that Prince Rui held you hostage?"
Upon hearing this, Gu Jingchun immediately bowed and kowtowed, looking timid as if he was frightened by seeing the emperor.
"Your Majesty, I saw it with my own eyes."
"Today is my great wedding day. I was sitting in the bridal sedan when I suddenly felt it shaking and speeding up.
When the sedan chair stopped, the servant found herself being taken to an unfamiliar place.
And His Royal Highness Prince Rui is standing before me."
Gu Jingchun sniffed at this point, looking like he had just survived a disaster, and continued:
“I was terrified at the time and wanted to run away.
But His Royal Highness Prince Rui pinched my face and said that I was lucky last time and was able to escape, but this time he would not let me have an easy time no matter what.
I immediately begged His Royal Highness Prince Rui to let me go."
"And he said that I would soon be a member of the Luo family. If he hurt me, the Luo family would definitely not let it go."
"However, His Royal Highness Prince Rui burst into laughter when he heard it."
"What's the point of talking about the Luo family? He is your most beloved son. The throne will be his sooner or later."
After saying this, Emperor Rongcheng's expression changed. He narrowed his eyes slightly, and his gloomy look made people dare not look directly at him.
Gu Jingchun continued to speak with tears in his eyes:
"His Royal Highness Prince Rui also warned me not to think that the Luo family could ignore him just because they had curry favor with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."
"He is now trying to pretend to be His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and ruin the Luo family's marriage, to see if Luo Ziqian will turn against His Royal Highness the Crown Prince because of me."
After Gu Jingchun finished speaking, everyone present was shocked.
Especially Concubine Hui.
She glared at Gu Jingchun, gritting her teeth in anger.
"You're talking nonsense!"
"What do you know, you crazy country girl? How dare you talk nonsense and confuse right and wrong in front of His Majesty?"
"His Royal Highness Prince Rui usually respects His Royal Highness the Crown Prince the most, so how could he do such a thing?"
"It seems clear to me that you have teamed up with the Crown Prince to frame my son. You are so ruthless."
As she spoke, she immediately raised her voice and shouted.
"Come here, drag this nonsense woman out and beat her to death with sticks."
Upon hearing this, Crown Prince Chen Hechuan immediately spoke up.
"Let's see who dares!"
He glared at Concubine Hui.
"Your Majesty, you are so powerful! Since when did you become the one who has the final say in Wanhe Hall?"
"The emperor is still here, and Miss Gu hasn't even finished her words yet, so why are you so eager to take her away and silence her?
I think Miss Gu is right about everything. The Imperial Concubine must be feeling guilty, so she wants to kill to silence her!"
"No."
Concubine Hui shook her head, but her eyes were on Emperor Rongcheng, who had remained silent.
She frowned slightly, crawled forward two steps on her knees, and shook her head with a look of grievance so that Emperor Rongcheng could see her face clearly.
"No, Your Majesty."
"That's not the case, Your Majesty. It's clear that they want to harm King Rui."
"You watched Mu Bai grow up. His first word, his knowledge, and the principles he understood were all taught by you personally!
Do you think he is capable of doing such a thing?"
Concubine Hui spoke in a tactful way, but her actual meaning was very clear.
This was a blatant reminder to Emperor Rongcheng that how could Prince Rui Shen Mubai come up with such a thing?
Emperor Rongcheng followed Concubine Hui's words, thought of the past, and understood that Prince Rui had a simple mind, and was moved for a moment.
But at this moment, Gu Jingchun suddenly raised his voice and added another sentence.
"Your Majesty, His Royal Highness Prince Rui also said that you love his mother the most, so it doesn't matter if he makes a mistake.
When the time comes, as long as her mother says a few words to comfort you, you will let him go."
Upon hearing this, Emperor Rongcheng's face instantly became even colder.
His eyes fell on Concubine Hui's face and he frowned.
Concubine Hui gritted her teeth in hatred, but her face still looked pitiful as if she had been wronged.
"Your Majesty, that's not the case. She's clearly trying to sow discord between you and me, and deliberately frame His Royal Highness Prince Rui."
"If the facts were really as she said, how could she have escaped here so easily to file a complaint?"
Upon hearing this, Chen Hechuan interjected, "It seems that the Imperial Concubine is planning to kill and silence the witnesses!"
"It's a pity that Miss Gu was not destined to die. She escaped and now has the opportunity to meet the emperor."
"Is this all reason for you to doubt her, Your Majesty?"
"you……"
Concubine Hui wanted to argue, but Emperor Rongcheng thought of Jiang Xianhao who was still resting in the inner room, and quickly shouted.
"Okay."
"Shut up, everyone!"
"The people I sent to investigate will be back soon. It won't be too late to argue then."
After hearing this, Concubine Hui said no more.
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