Chapter 3 - I’ve Caused Trouble, Implicating Nine Generations of my Family

This situation is very embarrassing!

Even worse than embarrassment, Gu Qianxue saw a strong murderous intent in Prince Li’s eyes.

“Royal Highness, Your Highness!” Eunuch Shao took the lead to wake up from his previous shock, with a hand he pushed away Gu Qianxue and knelt besides Prince Li’s body. “This servant should die, this servant ought to die ten thousand times, to actually not protect Your Highness!”

The guards also knelt down, the crowd followed along, with all of their heads down, no one dared to raise their head.

A moment of solemn respect.

At this time, out of everyone in the garden there were two people who did not kneel, one is the Prince Li who just regained consciousness, the other person is Gu Qianxue who is sitting on the ground full of bewilderment.

With Eunuch Shao’s support, Prince Li slowly sat up sweeping his eyes throughout.

“Ke/Cough,” he hasn’t spoken yet as he first weakly coughed a bit, “Minister Gu.”

The voice sounded weak, however it gave an indescribable sense of oppression, as if black clouds were covering, oppressing the people leaving them breathless.

“Yes, your subordinate is here, Your Highness are you feeling okay?” Minister Gu trembled in fear.

Prince Li lightly glanced at Minister Gu, slightly pursed his lips, “What do you think?”

Minister Gu quickly kowtowed, “Your Royal Highness, please forgive my sins, this subordinate should really die a thousand deaths, Your Royal Highness please forgive my sins!”

In an instant, Minister Gu’s pale white cheek like paper were dripping with sweat, as if he was the one who came up from the lake.

“Indeed, deserve a thousand deaths…cough cough….” Prince Li’s long fingers covered his mouth, his eyebrows pinched up, and coughed for awhile, his cheeks reddened then he finally calmed down, “benwang* accepted the Minister Gu’s invite to the banquet, however was to dangerously die in the water, Minister Gu ought to die a thousand deaths, however (benwang) does not know if Minister Gu’s nine generations of family are enough to make up his shortcomings.”

*benwang- (refers to Prince, himself)

“Why are you still blanking out? Go get Minister Gu!” Eunuch Gong said with the word of command.

The guards stepped forward and pushed Minister Gu onto the ground.

The guards from Gu Residence did not dare to go against them, lowering their head down, they did not dare to breathe in the imposing atmosphere.

There were some women who already started to softly whimper because if Prince Li, His Highness did really punish the family, they will also not survive.

On the side, Gu Qianxue is getting more and more confused, in her heart there are two big questions.

First, even if the Prince is well-distinguished, Minister Gu however is only an official of the imperial court, (as) it is hard to get oneself an important position, one cannot neither bully nor be greedy and find a way around the law. Without the Emperor’s command, who can casually declare one is guilty, to say kill and just kill, and also to exterminate the whole family?

Secondly, while in the water, she cut through* Prince Li’s veins, it was resounding and powerful, not in the least abnormal. However just before, Prince Li’s behavior demonstrated himself as extremely weak. When she was pressing on his heart and lungs, she felt at that moment his blood vessels were moving slowly, why is this?

(* felt)

Just when Gu Qianxue was contemplating, she felt two vicious eyes on her as if two arrows were shooting at her.

She conveniently gazed over and in conformity they both opposed each other with their eyes.

What sort of pair of eyes are those, if the deep natural pond’s water is freezing cold and bone-chilling, then Prince Li’s pair of eyes is just as if it is the Northern cold land’s deep lake. With a small glance, one can freeze over to their death.

Gu Qianxue again felt a resolute murdering intent.

Prince Li wants to kill her, is it because he was furious over falling into the water or is it because…. She found out secrets that cannot be known?

At this time, Prince Li’s imperial bodyguards lifted a sedan chair, someone brought over a brocade cloak.

The palace’s maid placed the cloak on Prince Li, covering it with a thin blanket, wrapping him tightly. The guard then raised Prince Li’s sedan chair.

“How to explain this, Minister Gu, tomorrow morning at the royal court, go tell the Emperor.” As he is on the sedan chair, he spoke softly, his voice sounded gravely weak, but his eyes were always on Gu Qianxue.

His eyes were half hung down, his thick eyelashes half covered, covering the exceptionally beautiful eyes, and also covered the murderous intent that lies within.

“Take her away.”

It wasn’t toward anyone else, it was to Gu Qianxue.

Gu Qianxue’s heart firmly tightened, she knows, once she herself goes, there will be no return, Prince Li wants to kill her with no way out.

She cannot go!