After his wife and daughter died tragically, the scumbag prince's hair turned white overnight

Chapter 174 The Crown Princess bears a striking resemblance to an old friend of mine

The smile on Fu Yuanhuai's face was about to disappear.

His eyes glanced vaguely at Gu Shi.

Su Liuxi was sweating profusely and pulled at Gu Shi's clothes.

Gu Shi, however, just drank alone as if nothing had happened.

"Prince Rong, is this true?" Fu Yuanhuai narrowed his eyes slowly.

He had heard of this matter before, and he had also persuaded Gu Shi. At first, Gu Shi acquiesced in the existence of his wife and daughter, but not long after, Gu Shi began to vehemently deny it.

With red eyes and a look of forbearance, he knelt in front of him and told him his deep love for Su Liuxi.

He felt guilty towards Gu Shi at the time, and since Gu Shi was indeed very useful, he fined him his salary as a small punishment and a big warning.

If Gu Shi really killed his wife and daughter, who had been with him for several years in Danyang, because of their low status, as Prince Beichen said, then...

Meeting Fu Yuanhuai's increasingly sinister eyes.

Gu Shi seemed to have just woken up from a dream. He quickly put down the wine glass in his hand, stood up and walked out of the line, and saluted Fu Yuanhuai, "Your Majesty, I have been upright and honest, and I am not afraid of rumors. What is false can never be true."

Seeing his confidence, Murong Jingyan nodded generously.

"That's true. These folk rumors are always true and false. They might be true at first, but then change their meaning as they spread."

After saying this, he laughed a few times, thinking he was being very humorous.

It was a welcoming banquet, but because of the disgraceful deeds that Murong Jingyan told, the entire Beichen court felt as disgusted as if they had swallowed a fly.

Fu Yuanhuai and Queen Li left the banquet halfway through the meal, saying, "Let the envoy from Nanyuan have a good rest, and we will discuss other details in two days."

The palace banquet ended quickly after Fu Yuanhuai and Li left.

Murong Jingyan was temporarily called away by a young eunuch.

Shen Muxi had no choice but to leave first.

Before she had gone far, she was stopped by Gu Shi.

"Please stay, Princess."

Shen Muxi boldly met Gu Shi's gaze, "Master Gu, what's the matter?"

Looking up like this, it looks more like it.

But Shen Muxi couldn't be that young.

and...

It is impossible to suddenly become the princess of a neighboring country...

Thinking of this, the hope that had been burning in Gu Shi's heart was suddenly extinguished.

"I have no intention of disturbing you, Your Excellency. I just feel that the Crown Princess bears a strong resemblance to an old friend of mine..."

"Master Gu," Shen Muxi interrupted Gu Shi with a smile, "Don't use this kind of lame excuse to talk to others in the future. It will make your princess unhappy."

Seeing Gu Shi’s black hair roots, the smile on her lips faded a little.

However, in just over a month, he had recovered from the grief of the "tragic deaths" of his wife and daughter.

How can that work?

Gu Shi was about to explain that he was not trying to start a conversation when he looked up and saw Shen Muxi looking at his silver hair with a strange expression. He said shyly, "A few days ago, my mother passed away. I was so sad that my hair turned white..."

His words were extremely unconvincing.

Shen Muxi smiled faintly and responded, "Master Gu is really a man who values ​​love."

She clearly didn't say anything else, nor did she make any expression that showed contempt for him.

But when he heard her words that were apparently praising him, Gu Shi always had the illusion that she looked down on him.

Correct.

It must be an illusion.

She had never met him before. When ordinary people heard that his hair was full of white because of his mother's death, they would be so impressed that how could they possibly look down on him?

His heart seemed to be filled with a ball of fire. Gu Shi mustered up the courage to mention the "familiar old friend" to the woman in front of him again.

Unexpectedly, Shen Muxi spoke happily before him.

"My home is in front, Master Gu, please excuse me."

Gu Shi followed Shen Muxi's gaze and saw Murong Jingyan waving at her not far away.

Shen Muxi waved at Murong Jingyan in response and strode towards him, completely ignoring Gu Shi's existence.

Gu Shi looked at her back, feeling lost.

The two people look completely different, but their backs are indeed so similar.

More importantly, he always had a feeling in his heart that this Crown Princess Nanyuan was Shen Muxi.

Whatever.

Maybe it's just my own imagination.

Gu Shi clenched his fists with his hands hanging at his sides.

The force was so great that veins were almost bulging.

Finally, for some unknown reason, he lost all his energy, and even his back looked dejected.

Don't know why.

He was supposed to leave the palace and return to Prince Rong's Mansion, but for some unknown reason he followed Shen Muxi and Murong Jingyan.

Like a rat in a gutter, he peeked at the backs of the couple as they walked away together.

Until the two carriages left.

Just as Gu Shiye was about to leave, whispers not far away caught his attention.

The palace rules are strict.

In the palace, every maid and eunuch kept their mouths shut.

The only place to get information is probably this small corner gate outside the palace.

"real or fake?"

"How could it be false? We have heard that everyone in Nanyuan Yecheng knows that the Crown Prince has already had a mistress and even a daughter who is six years old. He came to our Beichen this time for another purpose, which is to place his child with us.

So, in order to prevent his daughter from being in danger, the Crown Prince secretly hid her in Mulan Lane after arriving."

"Why do you want to hide people?"

"Why else? Of course I have to protect him. Do you think that if you were the legitimate wife, could you tolerate a man having such a big child right after marriage?"

"cannot..."

“Isn’t that it?”

"I never thought that the Crown Princess, who looked so innocent and harmless, would be such a person."

"Alas, you can know a man's face but not his heart."

Prince Nanyuan actually had a six-year-old concubine before he got married?

Gu Shi clenched his fists.

In my mind, a string called "reason" suddenly broke.

Without hesitation, he strode out of the palace.

The other end.

After getting on the carriage, Murong Jingyan briefly told Shen Muxi about the precautions for returning to the villa palace, and then prepared to change to a low-key carriage on the way.

Before parting, Murong Jingyan looked at Shen Muxi, as if he wanted to say something, but in the end he didn't say anything.

Shen Muxi was distressed. She clearly wanted to tell Murong Jingyan to be careful, but she couldn't say the words that were on the tip of her tongue.

It was not until Murong Jingyan jumped onto the low, black-covered carriage and it sped away that she whispered softly, "Be careful on your journey."

Xia Chan took it all in. "Miss, you clearly care about His Highness, so why don't you express it in front of him?"

Shen Muxi shook his head, "Your Highness is not the kind of person who would be entangled in a love affair between a man and a woman, and besides..."

She laughed at herself and said nothing more.

At this time, she couldn't tell Xia Chan too much of her thoughts.

She and Murong Jingyan were destined to become strangers, and her concern now was just to make her conscience feel better.

After all, Murong Jingyan really has a sincere heart towards Xiaoxiao.

Not wanting to dwell on her strange and awkward feelings towards Murong Jingyan, Shen Muxi changed the subject, "Has the word spread?"

Xia Chan nodded, "The person has been taken to Mulan Lane. If someone investigates carefully, they will find him soon."

Shen Muxi nodded, "Keep it secret, don't let anyone other than the Rongjun Prince's Mansion find out."

"Yes."

...

Since the palace banquet.

Murong Jingyan always used his unfamiliarity with Beichen's customs and practices as an excuse, and dragged Gu Shi around whenever he had time.

Gu Shi wanted to ask Pei Wang something, so he could only meet with Pei Wang secretly at Prince Rong's mansion in the dead of night.

It was late at night again.

After being "tortured" by Murong Jingyan for a day, Gu Shi finally got the chance to see Pei Wang.

As soon as he saw Gu, Pei Wang's face looked extremely ugly.

"It turns out that the Su family is causing trouble."

Just a few simple words completely ignited Gu Shi's anger.

"I know that these people from the Su Mansion have always had bad intentions when they are here with me."

He pounded his fists on the desk.

The ceramic pen holder on the desk was shaken to the ground.

With a crisp sound, it broke into pieces.

In the study, you could hear a pin drop.

It was not easy for Gu Shi to be promoted this time because of his personal feelings.

If something happens in the Su Mansion at this critical juncture and arouses the emperor's suspicion, it is not impossible for Gu Shi to stay in the mansion again to mourn his mother for three years.

The situation in the court is now serious. We don’t know what will happen tomorrow, let alone the situation three years later.

If time goes on too long, the decline of Prince Rong's Mansion will only become faster and faster.

Pei Wang obviously saw it too. "We can no longer stay in the Su Mansion. If he reveals your affairs to the public, I'm afraid you'll be dead or buried."

Gu Shi's hand slammed down on the desk again.

The teacup with half a cup of cold tea in it jumped and fell onto the desk.

The tea spilled all over the table.

The document that was finally written was stained by the tea, and the desk was suddenly a mess.

It was like trying hard to suppress the anger in his heart.

Gu Shi squeezed out a few words from between his teeth after a long while, "I will take care of it. You can't stay in the Su Mansion."

Now that many things have come to light, there is no need to pretend to be submissive.

The envoys from Nanyuan have arrived in the capital and the hunt has begun.

Next, how much you can get and how to get what you want depends on whether both parties have made sufficient preparations before.

Outside the door, a petite figure was trying hard to steady herself.

This person is Su Liuxi.

Everything that Gu Shi and Pei Wang said just now fell into her ears.

Today, she finally waited for Gu Shi to arrive at her house early. She originally wanted to use the excuse of sending him some nourishing soup to test Gu Shi's attitude.

I didn't expect Gu Shi to be so bold...

He actually wanted to destroy the bridge after crossing it.

She covered her mouth and stepped back, trying not to make any sound.

Because he was so scared, he didn't even realize that he had dropped the sachet, and even when he turned around to run away, he knocked over the flower pot outside the study.

"who?"

I heard angry shouts from inside the house.

Su Liuxi even gripped the handle of the lunch box tightly and ran out as fast as her life would allow.

Cui'e originally followed Su Liuxi's words and led away the guards around Gu Shi's study to allow Su Liuxi to approach.

Unexpectedly, Su Liuxi came back not long after the guard left.

"Small..."

Before she could say anything, Su Liuxi had already dragged her out of Gu Shi's study with the lunch box in her hand.

He immediately stuffed the jade hairpin on his head into Cui'e's hand and said, "Cui'e, time is running out. I'll make it short. Take my hairpin, leave the Rongjun Prince's Mansion through the back door, and go to the Su Mansion. Tell them that Gu Shi wants to deal with them. Hurry."

Cui'e had been with Su Liuxi for a long time. Seeing Su Liuxi's appearance, she knew that she shouldn't speak at this time even if she had many questions.

"I understand. I'll go right away."

After saying that, she left without looking back.

Su Liuxi watched Cui'e disappear from his sight before he tried to remain calm.

She leaned against the wall to calm herself for a while before opening the food box to check.

I have to say that Cui'e fixed the soup bowl very well. She jogged with the food box in her hand, and the soup bowl did not move in the food box, and not even a drop of soup spilled out.

She smoothed her slightly disheveled hair, tidied her appearance, and then went back to Gu Shi's study.

Little did she know that the moment Cui'e left her sight, she was caught by the guards guarding the doors and taken back to Gu Shi.

Pei Wang looked at the disheveled Cui E, then looked at Gu Shi, a look of confusion flashed in his eyes, "This..."

"Want to go back to the Su Mansion to report the news?" Gu Shi's face was calm, as if he had already expected it. "Take her away."

Cui'e just opened her mouth to scream, but the guard stuffed a rag into her mouth and dragged her away without mercy.

Pei Wang finally realized he had discovered a traitor and frowned at Gu Shi. "If this matter gets complicated, it won't be good for anyone. Besides, Su Yong is still in the dark..."

Gu Shi raised his hand to interrupt Pei Wang, "Brother Pei, don't worry. I know what's going on."

So what if Su Yong has the support of the Hui people in Xinjiang?

If the Su family falls, his disguise will be gone, and it is only a matter of time before he falls into his hands.

When the time comes, he will kill him with his own hands to avenge Mu Mu and Xiao Xiao.

...

Main courtyard.

Su Liuxi pretended to have just arrived.

When he saw Pei Wang leaving, he said hello to him.

"Master Pei, is there something urgent going on so late?"

"I've been bored recently, so I got a new painting and brought it to Brother Gu for appreciation." Pei Wang lied without blushing or getting nervous, and looked sincere. If Su Liuxi hadn't heard the conversation between the two just now, she would have almost believed Pei Wang's lies.

"Is my sister-in-law here to bring soup to Brother Gu?"

Facing Pei Wang's question, Su Liuxi smiled gently, "He has been too busy with official duties lately to sleep or eat. I made him some soup to replenish his nutrition."

Pei Wang smiled, "Brother Gu really needs to replenish his energy recently."

There was no trace of smile in his eyes, and his gaze was sharp, as if he was about to see through Su Liuxi at the next moment.

Su Liuxi's smile faded slightly, "Master Pei, why are you looking at me like this? But is there something dirty on my face?"

"No, Pei was just wondering, what merits and abilities did Brother Gu have to have such a sweet and eloquent sister-in-law by his side?"

Su Liuxi blushed on the spot.

"Your Excellency, you are so complimentary."

The woman in front of him was as weak as a dodder. If he had not seen with his own eyes the witness of the Mulan Mountain female corpse case identifying Su Liuxi, and if he had not seen with his own eyes her vicious look.

Pei Wang was almost fooled by her.

Gu Shi didn't know when he stood at the door of the study, and he kept watching Su Liuxi and Pei Wang's conversation with cold eyes.

Su Liuxi was completely unaware of this and was still trying to get Pei Wang to talk.

But who is Pei Wang?

The dignified Minister of the Dali Temple.

If he can easily be tricked by a little girl today, the emperor will punish him completely tomorrow.

In the end, Su Liuxi naturally couldn't get anything out of her.

When she turned her head with a sense of loss, she happened to meet Gu Shi's eyes that seemed to be hardened by ice.

She shuddered and blurted out, "Brother Gu Shi..."

"Don't yell like that, it's disgusting."

Gu Shi now didn't even want to put on a show of flattery with her.

Su Liuxi pinched the handle of the food box in her hand and tried to raise a soft smile that Gu Shi used to like the most. "I brought you soup..."