roccoschili Chapter 208: In prosperous times, beauties are needed to embellish, and in troubled times, beauties
Chapter 208: In prosperous times, beauties are needed to embellish, and in troubled times, beauties
That was the end of the matter.
The only one who achieved his goal without any loss was Chen Zui.
After this incident, Yun Musheng became more determined and decided to leave Helian with Chen Zui.
For her, staying in Helian has lost its meaning, and she has to always be wary of other people's machinations.
Back in the carriage.
On the carriage returning, Gu Chengfeng gently wiped the sweat on Gu Wangshu's face with a white handkerchief, his eyes full of love and pain.
Gu Wangshu opened his eyes, and Gu Chengfeng was extremely surprised.
"Xiao Shu, you're finally awake. If you feel uncomfortable, tell your second uncle." Gu Chengfeng said gently, with love beyond words.
Gu Wangshu sat up and looked at Gu Chengfeng's concerned face, a hint of warmth flashed in his eyes.
Gu Chengfeng: "..."
"Aren't you feeling bad?"
Gu Wangshu chuckled, with a cunning light shining in his bright eyes:
"Second uncle, I'm just pretending."
Gu Chengfeng: "???"
"Pretend?"
Gu Wangshu nodded: "Yes."
"You don't have heat stroke?"
"Yes."
"What about being exposed to the sun for half an hour?"
"That's true, but the morning sun is not so strong that I won't get dizzy. When I was in Taiping City and Your Highness was guarding the city, I was exposed to the wind and sun every day, so my health was fine."
"..." Gu Chengfeng was speechless.
"You're going to scare me to death, tell me what you're trying to do. Now you're soaked all over, and you're almost being looked at." Gu Chengfeng said helplessly, holding his forehead.
Gu Wangshu, however, didn't care: "It's nothing. Who asked the Queen Mother to bully my cousin? My cousin generally doesn't want to make a joke, but I can't just watch my cousin being bullied."
"So you directed and acted in today's play?"
"That's not entirely true. It was the Queen Mother who gave me the opportunity, didn't she? If she didn't mean to punish us, I couldn't trick her. This is called stealing the chicken but losing the rice."
Seeing the successful look on his niece's face, Gu Chengfeng not only did not preach, on the contrary, he felt proud.
"You calculated the time and let Qiuchi run to Jinluan Palace, right?"
"Hey, I can't hide it from my second uncle."
Gu Wangshu calculated the time accurately before pretending to faint suddenly.
Otherwise, all the plots would not have developed as she wished.
Gu Chengfeng smiled and said, "This is a trick that borrows a knife to kill people. You used it with great skill."
Gu Wangshu pointed at his head.
"Things that can be solved using your brain are not big problems."
They were talking and laughing, and Yun Yanfu and Yun Musheng in the other car were in similar situations.
Yun Musheng told Yun Yanfu Gu Wangshu's plan.
Yun Yanfu nodded with satisfaction.
"Xiao Shu, this kid has been smart since he was a child. If it weren't for her this time, you would be in trouble."
"Well, I will learn more from Xiaoshu in the future." Only by becoming a person like Xiaoshu can she be qualified to stand by his side, Yun Musheng thought.
She lifted a corner of the car curtain and looked out through the gap.
The carriage gradually drove away from the palace gate, and the distance became farther and farther. The majestic palace walls and carved buildings of the palace were vaguely visible, as well as the two people standing at the palace gate.
One is Chen Zui and the other is Wang Hanbo.
Yun Musheng's eyes fell on Chen Zui. He and Wang Hanbo didn't know what they were talking about.
She guessed that Chen Zui was probably warning the right minister to take good care of Wang Miaomiao.
Yun Musheng's guess was correct.
Chen Zuizi said indifferently: "You Prime Minister has been an official in the court for decades and has a high and powerful position. I am not qualified to preach to you, but there are some things I have to say."
"Let's not mention the matter of your granddaughter pushing Miss Yun into the lotus pond yesterday. Later, she spread rumors about Miss Yun and Xiaguan in Kyoto. It's time for your right minister to take care of it. I believe you don't want this to happen. The officer took action personally, right?"
He spoke one word at a time, and his attitude could be considered polite, but his words carried a strong threat.
As a first-rank official, Wang Hanbo couldn't bear to be lectured by a third-rank official.
But he didn't want to offend Chen Zui.
Although the other party's official position was not as good as his, he was wise and ruthless, and he was really worried that Chen Zui would be careless and stumble him secretly, which would be terrible.
Wang Hanbo looked ashamed and said bravely:
"It's my fault in teaching that made Mr. Chen laugh. I'm really ashamed. I will definitely discipline you strictly after you return."
Chen Zui sneered: "As a man, it doesn't matter if I am judged by others, but as a woman, Miss Yun's reputation is completely ruined and she is demoted as a dissolute and frivolous woman, on par with the prostitutes in Qinlou and Chuguan." , this is tantamount to pushing Miss Yun to a dead end. If the right minister does not want to be at odds with the Yun family, he must make sure that his words are true."
Wang Hanbo clenched his fists. Although Chen Zui's words were harsh, they hit the point.
The Yun family and the Gu family personally supported His Majesty to the throne, and they hold a very important position in His Majesty's heart. Now there is harmony in the court, and all the officials are working together. This situation is hard-won, but there should be no cracks because of him.
Chen Zui said no more words, said goodbye to his right minister, and left in a carriage.
He leaned against the carriage, with a smile in his eyes and a hint of success in the corner of his mouth.
One step closer to his ultimate goal.
Xuanyuan and Lingjiang have already moved their troops back to the court, and it will not be long before Xuanyuan Kingdom sends troops to Nanyang.
The day he sent out troops was when he was about to leave Helian.
He couldn't help but get excited when he imagined that Nalan Kingdom was recruiting talented people, and lurked around Nalan Emperor. It was so exciting.
Chen Zui was planning his next plan in his mind.
After Wang Hanbo returned to the Prime Minister's Mansion, he directly ordered Wang Miaomiao to be sent to a villa outside the city. No matter how his family persuaded him, it didn't work.
Wang Miaomiao cried bitterly: "Grandpa, my aunt will not agree. My aunt said that it won't be long before I can enter the harem and become the queen."
After Wang Hanbo heard this, he was so angry that he was shaking all over. He pointed at her and said in a trembling voice:
"How can I have a granddaughter as stupid as a pig like you and still want to become the queen? The queen is the mother of a country. Do you think you can shoulder the responsibility of the mother of the country?"
"Because of a trivial matter, you pushed someone out of the lotus pond out of composure, and then spread rumors in the capital afterwards. Can't you use your brain? You can only do these little tricks that don't make sense?"
Wang Hanbo was heartbroken: "If you are really capable, do everything flawlessly, and avoid being caught, to put it bluntly, even if you kill Yun Mu Sheng, my grandfather will be proud of you, but you... .”
As soon as Wang Hanbo thought of what happened in the palace, he felt an indescribable fire burning in his chest.
What a coincidence, the maids of the Gu family and the Yun family ran to the Jinluan Hall just before the court was about to go down.
He didn't believe the two maids who said they got lost while going to see the imperial doctor.
The most likely possibility is that these two maids had a premeditated plan to make the matter bigger and attract the attention of civil and military officials.
Once things get serious, the Queen Mother will have no choice but to let things go.
The only person who could come up with such a plan was the thoughtful daughter of the Gu family.
Not only did he plot against the Queen Mother, but he also plotted against His Majesty the Emperor and all the civil and military ministers.
She knew that her own strength was not enough to resist the Queen Mother, so she used a bitter trick to lure all the courtiers over and make the Queen Mother look embarrassed.
Even if someone discovers her, there will be no evidence to prove that Gu Wangshu is scheming. He will only praise this woman for her clever methods.
Wang Hanbo looked at Wang Miaomiao and said, hating how iron cannot become steel:
"I went to the village and reflected on it. If I do something stupid again to embarrass me, I will never come back."
Wang Miaomiao was unwilling to give in and wanted to argue, but under Wang Hanbo's stern and lightning-like eyes, all her protests melted away like ice and snow, and became invisible.
She could only bite her lower lip and nod in acceptance.
The gossip between Yun Musheng and Chen Zui spread for more than half a month. After the heat passed, it gradually stopped being talked about.
The scorching heat of July has quietly come to an end. By mid-August, the weather is no longer as hot as July, and the Qiqiao Festival will be here in ten days.
It was also at this time that the Xuanyuan Kingdom sent troops to the north and invaded the Nanyang Kingdom.