"who!"
Gu Qingfeng looked around very alertly, and Gu Qingyao, who was watering the flowers, also put down the watering can when she heard this.
A figure slowly appeared, its face covered with a black cloth.
"I'm here to save you."
"Save us?" Gu Qingfeng sneered. He and Yao'er were stuck here; no one could save them.
"There are rumors circulating outside that Gu Qingyan is not the son of the Prince of Xiang. If you can go out and testify, our Emperor will definitely rescue you. At that time, he will bestow upon you the titles of Prince and Princess."
As soon as the man finished speaking, Gu Qingyao splashed the water from the kettle at the masked man. "So you're one of Gu Qingling's people. I thought you were some unlucky fellow."
"you!"
The masked man's forehead veins throbbed repeatedly. In his eyes, Gu Qingfeng and Gu Qingyao were nothing more than a prince and princess under house arrest. If it weren't for the need for these two people, why would he have gone to such lengths to come here?
"You two should think about it again. Our Emperor is acting with the utmost sincerity."
"The emperor you speak of is nothing but a traitor," Gu Qingfeng said with a smile. "But the emperor is indeed the son of the late Prince Xiang."
"There is no one in this world more suitable to be the Emperor of Daqing than him."
Gu Qingfeng finally understood in this courtyard that unless Gu Qingyan succeeded to the throne, the current Marquis of Dingyuan would definitely not take the coffins of the deceased Marquis of Dingyuan and his wife to Lingzhou.
Therefore, no matter what, the person sitting on the dragon throne can only be Gu Qingyan.
Anyone who wants to shake Gu Qingyan's position has ulterior motives.
“You were all raised in luxury, and now Gu Qingyan has locked you up in this dark and damp courtyard, right next to a mass grave. Don’t you feel suffocated?”
Faced with the masked man's words, Gu Qingfeng and Gu Qingyao exchanged a glance.
Gu Qingyao silently pushed Gu Qingfeng into the house, then walked out alone and stood in front of the masked man. "I guess you're just a small fry under Gu Qingling."
As soon as she finished speaking, Gu Qingyao clearly saw a cold glint flash in the masked man's eyes.
“You are not a suicide soldier either, because the capital is heavily guarded. If you were a suicide soldier, you wouldn’t be so reckless.”
Gu Qingyao continued, "So you're either a spy planted in the capital all along, or you disguised yourself as a commoner to enter the capital. But, were you really not being watched?"
The next second, the short sword was pressed against Gu Qingyao's neck.
Before Gu Qingyao could react, the masked man in front of her fell to the ground with a thud, an arrow piercing his head from behind.
"Pshaw, what a clown."
Gu Qingyao clapped her hands, then looked up at her surroundings. Countless people were watching her and her second brother. The person in front of her was just someone sent by Gu Qingling to die.
"Second brother, they actually used such a method to pressure Mother."
Inside the room, Gu Qingyao couldn't help but tear up. "Now the Emperor can't prove his identity unless the Empress Dowager comes forward. But even though the Empress Dowager was also a victim in what happened back then, once the news gets out, the Empress Dowager will inevitably be criticized by the world."
Gu Qingfeng remained silent for a moment, then turned his wheelchair to the desk, picked up his pen, and wrote his first memorial.
The next day, the morning court session began.
"I have something to report," Kui Ruo said loudly.
"Please speak, my dear minister."
"Your Majesty, the Second Prince, who is temporarily residing in the suburbs of the capital, has submitted a memorial," Kui Ruo said calmly. "He also instructed me to read the memorial aloud during the morning court session."
"I have heard that some people have recently questioned Your Majesty's lineage, which I find particularly puzzling. When my father was alive, he told me that Your Majesty was the son of the Prince of Xiang. Because of the Prince of Xiang's affairs, my father often felt guilty towards Your Majesty."
After Gu Qingfeng's memorial was read, the court fell silent.
"I am grateful for my elder brother's righteous words."
Gu Qingyan twitched the corner of his mouth. Although Gu Qingfeng's actions were not very effective, they were enough to disgust Gu Qingling.
The rumors stopped abruptly at that moment, like the calm before a storm.
Gu Qingling's actions became increasingly brazen, and everyone was tacitly waiting for Gu Qingyan's reaction.
Late at night, Qin Wei stood guard outside the Hall of Supreme Harmony, his face gloomy.
Why would Perrin and the others repeatedly go against his wishes and act so rashly?
By pushing their lord to the brink, they ended up at a disadvantage.
Taking advantage of the opportunity to leave the palace for Gu Qingyan's business, Qin Wei avoided the crowd and arrived at a stronghold.
"master."
Qin Wei exuded an aloofness that kept strangers at bay. "Why did you act on your own?"
"Master, it was Miss Peilan who gave the order. We all thought it was your order." The room was filled with kneeling people. Qin Wei took a deep breath. "Get up, all of you."
"Send this letter to Perrin and tell her to stop immediately and not to act so impulsively anymore."
However, the letter was not delivered to Perrin; instead, it was intercepted by Qingyi.
Looking at the familiar handwriting in the letter, Qingyi thought, "My master, she really has a soft heart after all..."
In that case, let's add fuel to the fire.
......
In early April, miracles occurred along the Mi River.
A huge rock was washed ashore by the waves, and the words "Impurity of bloodline, lack of virtue" were clearly engraved on it. In an instant, the idea of divine wrath swept across the land.
"Mother, they have gone too far."
Gu Qingyan still felt a little wronged. He didn't understand why, since he ascended the throne, everything he had done was genuinely for the good of the people, so why were so few people willing to believe him when such rumors arose?
“Yan’er, whenever those in power abuse their authority, it is always the powerless and vulnerable common people who are sacrificed, so they will not be your enemies.”
There's only one way to break this deadlock.
Before Gu Qingyan could even ask questions, Gu Lin strode in and casually ruffled Gu Qingyan's hair. "I've already told Ling Hai to go dig up the grave tomorrow."
"Digging up a grave? Whose grave?"
"Dig up my grave."
Gu Lin's casual words stunned Jiang Yu and her son Gu Qingyan: "Once they dig up my grave and find that there is no body inside, they will be even more suspicious."
"That will be the time for me to step in."
"Father, are you going to intervene?" Gu Qingyan nervously grabbed Gu Lin's sleeve. "Father, what happened back then..."
"I have already discussed this with your mother. Only when the truth about what happened back then comes to light and your identity is fully revealed will your path to unifying the world be smoother."
Gu Lin looked steadily at Gu Qingyan, "Let's endure for a few more days. When they are at their most rampant, that will be the time for our counterattack."
"But I'm worried about my mother, and about you."
“Ayan, just stand behind us.”
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