Chapter 236: A Step Higher
"Now you two just stay together happily."
"Your Majesty, this is a random matchmaking. I don't like her, nor do I have any intention of marrying her. Please stop and think twice before acting."
Upon hearing this, the Emperor said coldly, "This is what I arranged. You must complete this plan. It doesn't matter whether you like it or not. The most important thing is that you must be together."
"If we are together, will your wish come true? So this is what you want to see?" Yuchi Shuo only felt that the father in front of him was strange and terrifying.
"May I ask, Father, what other plans do you have?"
"I am in charge of the overall planning, so naturally I have many plans."
"So," Yuchi Shuo sneered, "I am the victim of your plan. You never truly consider me, am I right?"
Upon hearing this, the emperor flew into a rage and threw away whatever he had grabbed.
Yuchi Shuo didn't dodge at all, and the object hit him. Gu Feixue next to him picked up the object, grabbed Yuchi Shuo and stood up. As a result, at this critical moment, the swordsmen from all directions stood up.
"I will not give you a third choice. Think it over. If you want to be with Gu Feixue, I will kill you right now. If you give up on Gu Feixue, I will either clear up the injustice for their family or reinstate Lord Gu to his post. At the same time, I will look for a young talent in the Imperial Capital for Gu Feixue."
"I will make Gu Feixue famous. I will commend her for everything she has done before. What do you think?"
Hearing this, Yuchi Shuo sneered.
He is ready to leave here.
The Emperor continued, "Gu Feixue, you are nothing but a criminal. What can you offer the Crown Prince by being with him? You are only harming him. If you were not there, I would pass the throne to him. A hundred years from now, he will be the one and only Emperor. From now on, he will command everyone's favor and have everything he desires. I will also give you a choice."
"If you choose to give up on him and help them, I will immediately investigate your family's injustice. If you insist on being stubborn, I will not let you go today. Do you really want to fail at the last moment?"
Gu Feixue turned back proudly, "I never thought the Emperor was such a hypocritical hypocrite. My father has never been involved in corruption or bribery. This case was problematic to begin with. So many people wanted to speak up for my father, but they didn't dare to clarify. Does the Emperor know why?"
Now Gu Feixue has also given it her all.
"Your Majesty," she said, each word resounding and powerful, each one like a stone weighing a thousand pounds, hammering down upon the Emperor. "You are so stubborn and self-willed that you blindly followed one side of the story. That's why you misunderstood my father and caused his exile. You were wrong from the beginning. Now you should have acknowledged your mistakes and corrected the verdict for my father and our clan. But now you think I'm begging you. How ridiculous!"
The emperor looked at Gu Feixue cautiously.
He had no idea that such a young girl could speak so aggressively, catching him off guard.
"You mean, I was wrong?"
"Yes!" Gu Feixue's eyes were as sharp as daggers.
The emperor lowered his eyes and thought for a long time, a look of pain on his face.
"Have you made your decision?" The emperor stared at Gu Feixue and Yuchi Shuo.
"I didn't come here to seek your high position and generous salary. I have hands and feet and plenty of money." Gu Feixue crossed her arms.
There's really no point in talking if you don't agree.
Seeing the emperor speaking so clearly before, Gu Feixue mistakenly thought that he was indeed a wise and benevolent ruler, but now she heard the emperor's nonsense again.
As for the emperor, he seemed to want to see how Yuchi Shuo would make a decision.
"Alright, I understand your choice." The Emperor frowned and glanced at Yuchi Shuo. "Where's the Crown Prince? Are you planning to wander the world with this little bitch?"
"Father, while I certainly aspire to be the future ruler, my primary purpose is to speak for the people and make the best arrangements for their welfare. I have never considered that being in charge and possessing immense power would allow me to do whatever I please. If I had to choose between the former and the latter, I would rather be an ordinary, honest person."
"So," the emperor slowly sat up straight, and he reprimanded with a tone of disapproval, "You mean, you're planning to leave here with Gu Feixue?"
"yes!"
Finally, everything that had been pent up in his heart was revealed. That sense of freedom made him feel at ease, and he didn't care about anything else. He would definitely be very happy to have Gu Feixue by his side in the long time to come.
Seeing that Yuchi Shuo had made up his mind, the emperor sat down dejectedly.
"I……"
At this moment, Gu Feixue saw the poisonous insect in the emperor's body again. The poisonous insect was thin and long, like a wire worm.
In fact, Gu Feixue also saw the poisonous insect in Yuchi Shuo's heart. The poisonous insect was as thick as an earthworm.
He won't feel any pain, because the mother and daughter of the Gu are different.
The emperor sighed sadly. Gu Feixue couldn't bear it, so she and Yuchi Shuo approached him and supported the crumbling emperor. Their choices and answers must have angered the emperor.
I thought the emperor would order people to kill them, but unexpectedly the emperor just laughed.
He laughed with tears in his eyes.
"You have passed my initial test. I thought that if power, money, fame, or any other obstacles were placed before you, you two would retreat. But I never thought you would choose each other. I see that your love is stronger than gold."
"Gu Feixue," the emperor's withered eyes blazed with a gloomy light, and the spark of fire gradually spread to the prairie, "I have already investigated you."
"You're very capable. You run a business, and you dealt with floods and plagues many years ago. I've investigated everything. You're much more capable than those girls. You're afraid I'll follow the clues and investigate your family, so no matter what you do, you always manage to exit with a successful outcome, right?"
Gu Feixue was not sure what the emperor was up to.
He couldn't say anything final. "I'm a nobody, but now I'm happy to think that I can contribute to the country and help the people."
Hearing this, the emperor nodded in approval.
He continued, "I'll be honest. There are other reasons why I arranged a marriage between Wei Yingying and the Crown Prince. My health has been declining recently, and they are eager to make a move and are looking for an opportunity. I deliberately exposed my weakness to give them this opportunity."
"Your Majesty is laying out the bait?"
"This engagement is unfair to you. As for your family's case, I will do my best to investigate it. You are right. Back then, I was arrogant and never listened to others. Now... I am different, different."
Hearing the emperor say this, Yuchi Shuo smiled.
Gu Feixue also saw hope.
"May I ask, what is the nature of the Emperor's illness?"
"This... is hard to explain."
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