Chapter 62: The nail that sticks out gets hammered down.
After seeing the words on the note, Gu Yu was not too surprised.
Ever since he knew that the bullies in Xize Town were killed by alliance assassins, Gu Yu had a vague guess who the murderer was, but he had no concrete evidence to prove it, so he couldn’t just talk nonsense.
However, now that the alliance had pushed out the Wang clan, it was confirmed that they were the masterminds.
Gu Yu had not expected the alliance to be so accommodating at first.
However, the reason Gu Yu was not going to delve deeper now was that he felt that getting too involved with the alliance would not end well.
Who knew if the founder of the alliance’s head was stuck in a door? Before, they even sent an assassin named Xi Yang to harm the Gu family, but now they were helping instead, which was really confusing…
What if they changed their strategy later and helped the Wang clan deal with the Gu family? That would be fun!
“Yu, if this… if the killing of the bullies in Xize Town is related to the Wang clan, then the matter of the envoys from Luoluo Kingdom…”
“That’s right, the killing of the envoys from Luoluo Kingdom, and the person who colluded with the Luoluo Kingdom from the inside, is the Wang clan.”
Afterwards, as Gu Mengyao spoke hesitantly, Gu Yu nodded at Gu Mengyao, indicating that her guess was correct.
Now, the evidence was all laid out, and the outcome was obvious.
However, from the information obtained before, the patron of the Wang clan was the Empress Dowager, and the current Emperor was the Empress Dowager’s own son… Now that the Wang clan was doing this, it was clearly undermining the foundation!
He wondered what the Emperor’s reaction would be when he learned of this news.
“Oh my god! Does the Wang clan want to be exterminated?”
“You’re thinking too much. Don’t forget, the Empress Dowager is also a member of the Wang clan.”
Upon hearing Gu Mengyao’s surprised voice, Gu Yu couldn’t help but smile. He then reached out and tickled Gu Mengyao’s small nose, shrugging helplessly, feeling that there was not much hope for severely punishing the Wang clan.
If the patron of the Wang clan was not the Empress Dowager, it would be easy to deal with… However, it was indeed the Empress Dowager now, the Emperor’s own mother.
In Linfeng Kingdom, where filial piety was paramount, even if the Emperor knew that the Wang clan was the mastermind, he would probably not be able to uproot them and could only impose a simple punishment, which would then be dropped.
“In that case, what should we do next? The situation has been investigated, should we report this matter to the Emperor?”
“No, the nail that sticks out gets hammered down. We can’t be the ones to say this.”
“But, if we don’t say anything, then my father… The war between the two countries is still going on. If it gets worse, it will be bad!”
Gu Yu directly rejected the proposal to report to the Emperor, which made Gu Mengyao’s face gradually show worry. She clearly felt that it was very difficult to get such a result for the killing of the envoys from Luoluo Kingdom!
Before the truth was discovered, she thought about how to find the killer all day long.
Now that the truth had been discovered, she was helpless against the mastermind.
This feeling was really terrible.
Seeing the entangled expression on Gu Mengyao’s face, Gu Yu was also very helpless. Although they had now discovered the truth, the news that the mastermind was the Wang clan could not be leaked at all.
Even if they told the Emperor, they could be rewarded.
However, the Wang clan was destined not to be hurt to the bone, at most they would lose some.
And the Wang clan was, after all, the Empress Dowager’s maternal family. Now that the Gu family was involved, and became a thorn between the Empress Dowager and the Emperor, they would probably be removed later.
At this time, no matter how great the Gu family’s contribution was, as long as it could appease the Empress Dowager, the Emperor would be extremely willing to abandon them.
Therefore, Gu Yu refused to report to the Emperor at the first moment, also to ensure the safety of the Gu family.
“Mengyao, don’t you worry. Although we can’t tell the Emperor about this, there are other ways.”
“Other ways?”
“Do you remember when your father-in-law wanted you to attend the court with him, and many ministers in the court opposed it? How did your father-in-law deal with it at that time?”
“Hmm… My father seemed to be arguing with people in court and then scheming against people after court, such as spreading rumors, saying… Yu! Do you mean we can spread rumors?”
“Yes, but this is not spreading rumors, but making the truth known to the public. Since we cannot tell the Emperor ourselves, let’s mobilize the power of the masses. Then the law will not punish the masses, and there will be no other problems.”
“It can be done, but how?”
Not wanting to see Gu Mengyao’s disappointed expression, Gu Yu then thought of a way.
Gu Mengyao’s eyes lit up after hearing it, and after nodding repeatedly in agreement, she suddenly thought about how to spread this news.
Since it had to be done, it must not be caught by anyone, so it had to be absolutely hidden.
But in this way, they couldn’t find others to help, unless they silenced the helpers afterwards, otherwise it was uncertain whether it would be leaked.
As soon as others knew, the Gu family would be finished.
However, Gu Mengyao could not bring herself to abandon her helpers after they had served their purpose…
Alas! One problem had just been solved, and another problem immediately appeared!
It made them not know what to do.
“Find your brother!”
“…”
However, Gu Yu was not worried about this.
Because there was a perfect candidate who was absolutely suitable to complete this task.
After raising soldiers for a thousand days, they are used for a thousand days.
It was time for the younger brother-in-law to go out and wreak havoc.
Having studied gossip for many years, Gu Qingheng was capable of doing so, and spreading news about the Wang clan was even easier.
Gu Yu even felt that if his younger brother-in-law went out for an afternoon, half of the capital would know about the Wang clan’s news tomorrow.
“Qingheng is indeed capable, but he is young. What if he is…”
“If you don’t dare to bet, you won’t catch the wolf. Mengyao, you have to trust Qingheng. As for safety, there will be absolutely no problem. We’ll let him wear women’s clothing.”
“Women’s clothing?”
“Yes, Qingheng is still young now. If he wears women’s clothing, no one will be able to tell. Afterwards, I will send Xi Yang to follow and protect him.”
“Okay, that’s how we’ll do it!”
Afterwards, upon hearing that Gu Yu’s plan was feasible, Gu Mengyao no longer hesitated and nodded at Gu Yu, agreeing to let Gu Qingheng disguise himself as a woman to spread the news.
It seemed that Qingheng’s usual liking for gossip was actually useful at critical moments!
After Gu Yu and Gu Mengyao decided in a few words, since it was still night, they did not continue to discuss. They blew out the lamps and quickly fell asleep.
There were many things waiting for them tomorrow, so they had to rest well to be able to cope better…
Early in the morning, after Gu Yu and Gu Mengyao had tidied up, Gu Qingheng was also called over.
As Gu Qingheng stepped into the room, Gu Yu closed the door. Then Gu Mengyao, with a serious face, told Gu Qingheng everything they had discussed yesterday.
Gu Mengyao wanted her brother to understand first before deciding whether to do it.
Although Gu Mengyao and Gu Yu had planned well yesterday, when facing her brother’s clear gaze, Gu Mengyao could not bear to force Gu Qingheng to do it, so she decided to let Gu Qingheng decide for himself.
If Gu Qingheng was unwilling, Gu Mengyao decided to disguise herself as a man and personally spread the news!
Although Gu Mengyao was not sure if she was up to the task…
And Gu Qingheng, upon hearing that he had to wear women’s clothing, had an expression of disbelief. Obviously, he felt that it was too sissy for a man like him to wear women’s clothes, and it would definitely be a black history in the future.
“Sister, I understand the general idea now, but can I not wear women’s clothes? I’m just a child. Even if I appear in the streets and alleys, no one will pay attention, right?”
“No, this matter is too dangerous, there can’t be any carelessness! Qingheng, if you don’t want to cross-dress, then forget it!”
“This…”
Afterwards, as Gu Qingheng spoke, upon hearing Gu Mengyao’s reply, Gu Qingheng’s small face showed some entanglement. Obviously, he still wanted to help, but he couldn’t accept wearing women’s clothes.
Gu Qingheng was quite eager to spread the news, but if he wore women’s clothes, what if Sister Xia Tian thought he was a pervert? That would be terrible.
“Qingheng, if you decide to do this, I can let Xia Tian accompany you.”
“Even if I let Sister Xia Tian go with me, but I’m wearing women’s clothes…”
“I’ll call Xia Tian over now. You can ask for her opinion.”
Afterwards, Gu Yu spoke, and Gu Qingheng did not object, which was considered an approval of Gu Yu’s proposal.
As long as Sister Xia Tian didn’t dislike his cross-dressing, then…
At this moment, Gu Yu couldn’t help but sigh. He originally didn’t want Xia Tian to get involved, but seeing Gu Qingheng’s unwilling look, he had to agree to Xia Tian’s assistance in spreading the news.
Fortunately, Xia Tian had always been by their side, so even if she were a spy, she wouldn’t cause much trouble.
Besides the Gu Mengyao siblings, Gu Yu was unwilling to trust anyone else.
Accordingly, after Xia Tian came, Gu Mengyao repeated what she had just said to Gu Qingheng to Xia Tian again, and then Xia Tian nodded, agreeing to take on this mission.
Having been by Gu Mengyao’s side for quite some time, Xia Tian did not want to be a useless person who only ate and slept. For a mission where she could exert her role, she secretly vowed to complete it!
As for how to persuade Gu Qingheng to cross-dress…
Afterwards, Xia Tian took Gu Qingheng out for a walk. When they returned, Gu Qingheng no longer had any reluctance and directly told Gu Mengyao that he was willing to take on this mission.
His smiling face now made Gu Yu very curious… What exactly did Xia Tian say to Gu Qingheng that made him change his mind so easily???
