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Gu Qingfeng woke up with a start, sat up, and gasped for breath. Over the years, he had gotten used to waking up in the middle of the night and sitting there until dawn.
Upon hearing the sound, Mo Wu quickly pushed open the door and went in. "Second Prince, are you having another nightmare? This servant will light some calming incense for you."
"No need, I know it's pointless to light it." Gu Qingfeng tugged at the corner of his mouth. "It's getting colder and colder outside now, you don't need to keep watch outside tonight, just sleep in the side room."
"I feel at ease keeping watch over the Second Prince."
Since the princess died for her country, only he and the second prince remained in this desolate courtyard. The second prince didn't need him to do anything except bathe and change clothes. He was a really incompetent servant.
“If you still consider me your master, then don’t stand guard outside. I can hear the rumors going around.” Gu Qingfeng stared at Mo Wu. “Besides, in this inhuman state, I don’t even look like a master.”
Upon hearing this, Mo Wu knelt on the ground. "This servant will go to the side room to sleep now. The Second Prince will always be this servant's master."
After saying this, Mo Wu didn't forget to kowtow to Gu Qingfeng.
When Gu Qingfeng was the only one left in the room, he slowly curled up. The person behind him told him to find a way to leave Qingcheng and go to the capital.
But he wasn't told how to leave.
It's clear that he should be allowed to think for himself.
Thinking of this, Gu Qingfeng's lips curled into a cruel smile. The person behind this probably wanted to use this matter to see if he was really useful, and whether he was qualified to be a pawn.
Are you qualified?
The next day, Mo Wu got up and found that there was no movement in the main room. She thought that Gu Qingfeng had gone back to sleep the night before and decided to let Gu Qingfeng sleep a little longer, so she did not wake him up.
But as the sun was about to rise high in the sky, Mo Wu finally realized that something was wrong.
Upon opening the door, Mo Wu saw Gu Qingyan lying on the bed, his face deathly pale, seemingly without any breath. Mo Wu's legs immediately went weak.
"Second Prince..."
Mo Wu trembled as she placed her fingers under Gu Qingfeng's nose. When she felt his faint breath, Mo Wu cried out towards the courtyard as if grasping at a last straw, "Help! Something's happened to the Second Prince! Help!"
Upon hearing this, the guards outside the courtyard immediately ran into the courtyard. Gu Qingfeng was carried away by the guards, while Mo Wu knelt on the ground in a daze. Suddenly, Mo Wu saw a letter placed on the table.
Mo Wu tucked the letter into her bosom and ran out. She found that the guards outside the courtyard had all gone to escort Gu Qingfeng to receive treatment. Mo Wu steeled her heart and ran out of the courtyard.
The moment Mo Wu stepped out of the courtyard, she felt an urge to burst into wild laughter.
The Emperor has decreed that no one in the courtyard is allowed to step out of the courtyard. For him to step out of the courtyard today is already a capital offense.
But he was determined to seek justice for the Second Prince.
Mo Wu ran all the way to the central street of Qingcheng. Although Qingcheng was no longer the capital, the streets were still bustling with people, and its prosperity was second only to the capital.
Some retired officials even chose to spend their retirement in the more familiar Qingcheng.
"Heaven has no eyes! Heaven has no eyes!"
Mo Wu shouted at the top of his lungs, and the sound immediately attracted the attention of passersby.
“The parents are guilty, but the Second Prince is innocent.” Mo Wu’s eyes were bloodshot, and the veins on his forehead were throbbing. “He was deceived by his own parents when he was young, and after learning the truth, he was hated by the Empress Dowager. Of the three siblings, only he is left in the world. He is crippled and sits in the courtyard all day long.”
"Despite being born of dragons and phoenixes, they live worse lives than ordinary people."
"In order to see the Empress Dowager, the Second Prince endured this kind of life, but last night he committed suicide by poisoning himself. He is currently receiving treatment and left a suicide note in which he apologized to the Empress Dowager."
"Please forgive him, Your Majesty."
"What heinous crime has the Second Prince committed to deserve such suffering?" Mo Wu said, tears streaming down his face. "Today I will seek justice for the Second Prince!"
"Who is spouting nonsense here?"
The officers and soldiers arrived immediately and took Mo Wu away from the street, binding her tightly.
On the way, Mo Wu was still struggling to continue to "seek justice" for Gu Qingfeng, but she was kicked to the ground by the soldiers next to her and immediately subjected to a beating.
"To plead guilty to a traitor in broad daylight? You've got a death wish."
These scenes were witnessed by the surrounding people, who were all secretly shocked, but because they knew Gu Qingfeng's special identity, no one discussed the matter.
But for some reason, a rumor about Gu Qingfeng began to circulate.
To say that Gu Qingyan and Jiang Yu are cold-hearted and ruthless, and that they disregard any family ties with Gu Qingfeng, is really going too far.
Kui Mansion.
"Sir, should we intervene to stop this rumor?"
Upon hearing this, Wei Ruo smiled and shook her head, continuing to write on the paper. "This rumor directly targets the Emperor and the Empress Dowager. If the palace hadn't intentionally wanted to amplify this rumor, would the Emperor Emeritus have been able to refrain from taking action?"
You mean...?
"Don't worry about it, and don't add fuel to the fire. Just pretend you don't know anything."
Not only Kui Ruo, but Zhuo Yi also reacted in the same way. When the officials below saw that neither of the two prime ministers took any action, they all tacitly pretended not to know about the matter.
Until the morning court session a few days later.
Gu Qingyan pretended to be troubled and said, "Have you all heard about Gu Qingfeng's attempt to commit suicide by poison today? Although Gu Qingfeng was saved, some rumors about me and the Empress Dowager have spread."
"What do you all think we should do?"
As soon as Gu Qingyan finished speaking, all the civil and military officials stammered, unable to grasp Gu Qingyan's thoughts, so they simply lowered their heads and remained silent like ostriches.
"I do not want to give others a reason to criticize me, so I plan to bring Gu Qingfeng to the capital and send someone to treat her. That way, no one can use Gu Qingfeng to criticize me and the Empress Dowager."
"I believe Your Majesty's method is feasible. After arriving in the capital, you can still send people to guard the Second Prince. However, on moral grounds, Your Majesty and the Empress Dowager will have the upper hand."
If Kui Ruo immediately expressed his stance, the other court officials could then speak up and echo his sentiments.
“Since no one has any objections, Yingzhi, send someone to Qingcheng to bring Gu Qingfeng back to the capital. As for that troublemaking servant by his side, bring him to the capital as well.”
"Your Majesty is wise and sagacious. Long live the Emperor!"
......
A few days later, an inconspicuous carriage drove from Qingcheng to the capital.
Mo Wu left the carriage, her heart pounding as she looked at the still unconscious Gu Qingfeng.
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