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When Gu Shengyin saw the look on Jiang Huan’s face, she immediately knew the result.
Sure enough, Jiang Huan walked to his side and stretched out his hand: “Come on, enter the imperial study and plead your guilt1 to the emperor.”
Gu Shengyin grabbed his hand to pull herself upright, walked into the imperial study, and knelt down before the emperor: “This subject acknowledges guilt.”
The emperor snorted with a bit of temper: “You still know that you have committed offense? Your guts sure are big now, you even dare pressure Us?”
Gu Shengyin laughed gaily, and said: “This minister only dared to be so ‘rebellious’ because he knows that His Majesty cares for this subject.”
“Alright, alright.” The emperor waved his hand. “We understand. For Shuhe’s matter, it was indeed Us who wronged you. Let Us see if there are any other princesses of marriageable age in the royal family. How about compensation in the form of a gentle and graceful wife?”
Gu Shengyin hurriedly waved her hand: “Many thanks to Your Majesty for the kindess, but this subject really has no marriage intentions at this time. Your Majesty’s grace is too heavy for this subject to bear.”
If she really ended up engaged by the emperor yet again, then wouldn’t all of her efforts have been in vain?
The emperor was only joking, but being rejected so firmly by his courtier still made him rather unhappy. He glared: “Stop dawdling in front of Us, hurry up and scram!”
And such, Gu Shengyin hurriedly skedaddled, and conveniently……brought along a Royal Highness Rong-wang.
Jiang Huan looked at the utterly relaxed Gu Shengyin, seemingly completely unaffected by Princess Shuhe’s affairs.
Gu Shengyin light-heartedly explained: “I never liked her in the first place. They were so shameless as to commit such scandalous actions, so the one whose reputation was ruined, is definitely not me.”
She looked at Jiang Huan, eyes bright: “Why should a man worry about not having a wife? Moaning and groaning are acts of women, and I, Fu Yunzhen, disdain to do so.”
As she said this, her eyes were brighter than the stars in the sky, and people couldn’t help but agree with her words.
Jiang Huan’s eyes softened: “Indeed, Yunzhen is so excellent, who knows how many young ladies from aristocratic families admire you as their ideal romantic partner.”
When he spoke these words, he couldn’t help but feel a burst of jealousy in his heart: So many people can openly and boldly admire him, and yet I……
Wait, how could he have such thoughts? Jiang Huan startled.
He looked at the bright and gorgeous smiling Gu Shengyin, and the agitation in his heart grew.
Was he actually hiding such intentions towards Yunzhen? The longer Jiang Huan reflected, the more bitter his heart felt.
After all, when two men fall in love, it is against the will of the Heavens, and they will definitely suffer the revulsion and hatred from the whole world. How could he bear to pull Yun Zhen into such a quagmire?
Jiang Huan couldn’t help but wish that he had never realized just what type of feelings he held for Yunzhen. That way, he could always naturally stay by his side……
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“Watch out!” Gu Shengyin’s shout drew his attention back to the present. Just as the horse carriage jerked to a stop, a pair of hands firmly supported him.
“What’s happening?” Jiang Huan came back to his senses, and questioned the coachman outside.
“Your Highness, there are assassins, you definitely must not come out!” The coachman’s muffled voice sounded.
Gu Shengyin realized, this was her secondary plan put in action.
She pressed Jiang Huan back, and rose: “I’ll go out and take a look, stay inside and don’t move.”
Jiang Huan subconsciously tried to stop her, but Gu Shengyin smiled proudly: “Shi’an, don’t forget just who exactly I am. In this world, someone with enough martial skill to take my, Fu Yunzhen’s, life, has yet to appear!”
After saying such, she turned and dismounted the carriage, struck an assassin unconscious, and confiscated his weapon.
“A group of petty criminals, learn your limits!”
1. [请个罪 – to plead guilty or sinful, to acknowledge your guilt or crime; in this case, the ‘sin’ would be kneeling to ‘force’ the emperor to make a decision]
Ari’s Corner:
omg? are we back on regular weekly updates? (don’t count on it, my adhd tends to strike at the most inopportune times)
alright fam, shit is about to get a bit emotional in a few chapters
happy 400th chap