Chapter 190 Let her do whatever she wants
"It's okay. Every family has its troubles. Isn't the princess's own son a good one? As for the sons of other women, you can't blame the princess. For someone like me who has severed ties with my biological father and brothers, this kind of thing is not surprising."
Princess Duan looked at Gu Ruanci's calm expression and knew that she was not comforting herself.
But then again, among the wealthy and powerful families, which one doesn’t have these messy things?
"Don't worry about the soft words. That brat won't dance in front of you. The three of them, mother and son, are anxious. Do they really think I don't know any tricks?"
The light in Princess Duan's eyes had changed. Gu Ruanci knew that she still didn't have to worry about the affairs of Prince Duan's Mansion.
Before, Lu Enyan suppressed the two illegitimate children, and now Princess Duan is helping him suppress Concubine Wen. Even with the support of that ridiculous Prince Duan, Concubine Wen still can't get any advantage in front of Princess Duan.
The princess has not fought for it in these years, simply because of Lu Enyan's illness and she sees no hope.
"Thank you, Princess..."
Gu Ruanci knew that this was the princess's kindness towards her.
Princess Duan didn't say much. She was afraid that if Gu Runci stayed any longer, she would see Prince Duan behave even more ridiculously, so she asked Lu Enyan to send Gu Runci off.
Lu Enyan took Gu Ruanci to a nearby teahouse and talked about the people who came and went in the Ye family.
"Now it seems that they are not from the Ye family..."
Lu Enyan directly stated his conclusion. After all, he was the one who revealed the news to Gu Ruanci in the first place, so he had to take responsibility.
Gu Ruanci nodded and said, "Actually, I knew from the beginning... If the Ye family had this ability, Ye Chengyun would not have died..."
"It's really puzzling that these people appeared once and then disappeared again."
This time, Lu Enyan was indeed in a dilemma.
Gu Ruanci took out the thing he had picked up from his arms, which was a black iron plate, and handed it to Lu Enyan.
"This thing was left at the scene when our master saved us."
When Lu Enyan took it and looked at it, his face changed.
"I recognize this thing... I never thought that the people who hunted you and your daughter back then were actually related to us and our palace..."
After Lu Enyan finished speaking, Gu Ruanci was also a little surprised. She had indeed thought of many possibilities, but she had never thought that Prince Duan would be involved in this matter.
Moreover, after he came back, except for Lu Wenxue, no one in Prince Duan's Mansion had ever made things difficult for him. He had also met Prince Duan several times, and there was never any ill will in Prince Duan's eyes when he looked at him.
"That's interesting..."
Lu Enyan listened to Gu Ruanci's words and knew that she was not doubting him.
He said truthfully, "These people were the private soldiers that my father asked the emperor for back then. They were specifically designed to protect him... The only thing that can mobilize these people in the palace is the seal in my father's hand... If these people really attacked you, only one person would be able to..."
Gu Ruanci and Lu Enyan thought of the same person, Concubine Wen.
"If it's her, then it must be related to Wen Zimei..."
After knowing the other party's identity, Gu Ruanci quickly figured out who was behind the scenes.
"What's her reason?" Lu Enyan was confused for a moment.
Gu Ruanci sneered, "Back then, the eldest wife had no son, and Wen Zimei proposed to adopt a son from the Wen family and raise him under her own name. Originally, Madam Zhang was about to give in, after all, her eldest son was weak. But then my mother, who had just married, became pregnant successfully and gave birth to Zhou Yuxiu the following year."
Lu Enyan understood and continued, "The Marquis of Jing'an's mansion already has a successor. Madam Zhang would definitely not agree to let someone from another family come to the Wen family to confuse the bloodline. Later, the title fell to Zhou Zhili because he already had a son..."
"It's not that she hadn't thought about being adopted by Zhou Yuxiu, but my mother didn't give her the chance. Madam Zhang remained silent at the time, and Zhou Zhili pushed everything onto my mother, secretly hinting that she absolutely couldn't agree. Even without their hints, my mother hadn't considered adoption. In the end, she pushed the issue onto Madam Zhang, since all three of her grandchildren were with her."
Gu Ruanci pieced together the truth of what happened back then, but she never expected that Wen Zimei would actually kill his mother because of such a thing.
"She lost her title, but instead of blaming herself for being childless, she puts the blame on my mother. If she really had the ability, why not give Zhou Zhili a sterilizing drug, rendering him infertile for life? Or maybe she could just poison him to death. That way, even if Madam Zhang disagrees with her adoptive son, she won't be able to do so. She clearly has no ability, yet she insists on portraying herself as a dignified, sympathetic sister-in-law, and she's jealous of my mother's ability to give birth to a son..."
At the end of the conversation, Gu Ruanci's expression changed: "Now that we know who did it, it's easy to talk about it..."
Lu Enyan understood from her tone that the good days of Concubine Wen and Wen Zimei were coming to an end.
"My Lord, I need your help with something..."
"explain."
"I want a list of the people who hunted us, mother and daughter, and the current situation of their families. Although they were acting on orders, they treated themselves as tools, so there is no need for me to treat them as human beings."
Lu Enyan was shocked. Even though he already knew a lot about Gu Runci, he still saw a new side of her.
"This matter is not that simple. I will go back and think of a solution."
He didn't agree directly because it was really difficult...
Gu Ruanci had no right to embarrass Lu Enyan. Even if he rejected her today, it didn't matter.
"Those people showed up at the Ye family. It seems Concubine Wen and Wen Zimei wanted me to think it was the Ye family who did it. Anyway, I'm dealing with the Ye family, so it's not like I'm wrongly accusing them. I really admire this calculation..."
Gu Ruanci's words were spoken very calmly.
Looking at her condition, Lu Enyan thought that she must have really seen an interesting opponent.
"Once you've dealt with the Zhou and Ye families, she can really reap the benefits. After all, as the only remaining member of the Zhou family, she has remained loyal to the family for all these years and has never remarried. After Zhou Zhili and the others died, it would be reasonable for her to adopt a son to inherit the title in the Zhou family..."
Lu Enyan analyzed Wen Zimei's idea and found it was really perfect.
Gu Ruanci said, "I never thought of letting Zhou Zhili die so easily. Wen Zimei planned so much, but she never considered that if the Zhou family was gone, the title would be taken back. Even if she adopted an ancestor, she wouldn't be able to revive the main branch of the Wen family..."
When you are absolutely calm and strong enough, any calculations of others will seem like a joke.
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