Chapter 431

Chapter 431

As she sees it, the emperor was a soft-hearted monarch by how he repeatedly tolerated his son and only disliked what Gu Jing had done and indulge him even more, after all, he was his biological son.

Did Gu Jing not know that Tang Fengchun’s accidental fall into the water was a trick?

He probably knew, but still did it.

Qin Jiu: “...”

Qin Jiu then gestured to Qin Zening to drink tea, with a strange expression, while the latter obliged and picked up the teacup.

Ever since Gu Zezhi told her about Wang Yu and Gu Chenzhi yesterday, she remembered some description of Wang Yu in the novel. She had this gut feeling that reality and the novel did not match at all.

Until she has suddenly realized this now.

The plot of the novel was once deflected because of her appearance, but after a detour, the plot “was preserved” and returned to the “right track”.

In the novel, Second Prince Gu Jing also secretly conspired with Wang Yu to reclaim imperial power from the villainous regent Gu Zezhi.

Wang Yu was portrayed by the author as a loyal and righteous minister and fierce general. After the death of the late emperor, he was scorned by the now emperor so he had to stay away from the capital, a place that was full of disputes, and also because he feared the emperor. After more than ten years of defending the fiefdom and governing Yuzhou well, he won the hearts of the people and military.

When Daqi was under the control of treacherous sycophants, Wang Yu responded to the call of the Second Prince and led hundreds of thousands of troops from Yuzhou to the north. At the risk of his life, he spared no effort in fighting to assist the Second Prince in rectifying the chaos, eliminating traitors, and establishing the court, bringing Daqi back to its feudal dynasty.

However, besides that, she has forgotten all the details of Wang Yu and the male protagonist Gu Jing.

Qin Jiu also nodded.

When it comes to treachery, who could be more treacherous than Gu Zezhi ah!

Qin Jiu’s thoughts were still on Gu Jing’s joyous event, and then her thoughts jumped to Qin Xin’s pregnancy. Touching her chin, Qin Jiu said with interest. “So, this is a double happiness for the Second Prince!”

Ah, it would be great if Weibo were present. Qin Jiu lamented it was not enough for such a lively event to be talked about with only two or three people. It needs to be shared with tens of thousands of netizens to be livelier.

The second prince’s mansion was indeed blessed with double happiness. Because of the emperor’s decree granting marriage, the astronomer supervisor quickly selected several auspicious days before the Chinese New Year. The emperor picked the nearest, which was in the second half of the month.

Thus, there were only 20 days until the wedding!

The Ministry of Rites and Imperial Clan were immediately busy, as there were regulations for a prince’s grand wedding. According to the rules, they were supposed to prioritize the prince’s marriage, so it was inevitable that they would neglect Gu Zezhi’s grand wedding.

However, the emperor issued an oral edict to the Ministry of Rites and the Imperial Clan stating that the national treasury was out of money and that they would act at one’s discretion for the prince’s wedding.

Once these words came out, even if the emperor did not say anything directly, any discerning ministers who had eyes could see that the emperor was very displeased with the marriage between the second prince and Tang Fengchun.

Therefore, both the Imperial Clan and the Ministry of Rites had a clear idea of which was more important, and they only showed on the surface how to live up the second prince’s wedding.

After the emperor issued an oral edict, he turned a blind eye on the marriage of the second prince. In contrast, he occasionally inquired about Gu Zezhi’s grand wedding.

After the winter solstice, the time for winter hunting was gradually approaching and so the emperor issued a decree in Jinluan Hall that, during the winter hunting period, the sixth prince would oversee the country, with the assistance of the County King.

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