Chapter 93: Why do you say that?
“Yu, why is the Emperor involved now?”
“I didn’t expect it at first. After all, whether it’s the Wang Clan or the mysterious Witch Priest, they both regard our Gu family as a thorn in their side. Even framing us with disaster relief grain and sending men in black to assassinate us was just to deal with us. However, the Witch Priest’s appetite is clearly not small, but rather very large.”
Hearing Gu Yu mention the Emperor of Linfeng Kingdom, both Mengyao Gu and her younger brother wore surprised expressions, not knowing what was going on!
Seeing this, Gu Yu couldn’t help but smile helplessly. Then, without further ado, he revealed the information he had pried from the man in black.
It turned out that although on the surface, the Witch Priest was in league with the Wang Clan because of his resentment towards the Gu family, and cooperated to deal with the Gu family.
But, secretly, he sent people to drug the Emperor of Linfeng Kingdom, making him mentally unsound.
Perhaps it was because of this that the Emperor regained trust in the Wang Clan.
Regarding the Emperor’s change, Gu Yu didn’t believe the Empress Dowager and Xu Wang couldn’t perceive it, but for the benefit of the family, the Emperor clearly seemed less important.
Even though the Emperor was the Empress Dowager’s son, he was now like a chess piece.
After all, Linfeng Kingdom belonged to the Shangguan family, not the Wang family.
Compared to the past when he was difficult to control, the current Emperor was like a puppet, with no need to worry too much.
Thinking of this, Gu Yu couldn’t help but sigh, feeling that the Emperor of Linfeng Kingdom was truly destined for a difficult life. Although he was the supreme ruler, all the relatives he encountered were like this. Sooner or later, he would be driven mad.
And his father being an abandoned infant meant that… now, besides Mengyao Gu and her younger brother, Gu Yu had no other relatives.
Of course, if Gu Yu followed the clues of the white jade chess piece, he might find some traces.
However, after experiencing the terrible Old Yang family, and seeing the tragic state of the Emperor, Gu Yu no longer wanted to put himself in danger.
His current life was very good, and he didn’t want to change anything.
Besides, he was also a transmigrator. He was not interested in the unresolved mystery of his identity.
He wasn’t the protagonist of a tragic novel. Now that he had his wife and younger brother-in-law with him, his days were very happy. Unless he was bored to death, he wouldn’t go crazy and dwell on his origins.
Even if he might come from a very wealthy family, Gu Yu felt… his little wife’s official position would only get higher and higher, and he wouldn’t need anyone else.
He would still eat well and live comfortably.
“Does the Witch Priest targeting the Emperor mean he wants to provoke war again? And the Emperor’s surroundings are heavily guarded. How did he succeed?”
“There is no absolutely safe place. We don’t need to think too much about the person who targeted the Emperor for now. Let’s think about… what the Witch Priest actually wants. Although he sent people to drug the Emperor, I don’t think he will do anything else afterwards.”
“Oh? Why do you say that?”
“It’s just a hunch. The Witch Priest seems to be very persistent about someone or something in Linfeng Kingdom! Therefore, he is determined to conquer Linfeng Kingdom, and after failing multiple times, he began to choose other plans. In the next step, what the Witch Priest cares about will likely emerge. We just need to watch from the sidelines.”
As he spoke, Gu Yu’s mind was racing. While thinking about what in Linfeng Kingdom might interest the Witch Priest, he suddenly had an idea, but it didn’t seem likely!
If it was really as he thought, then he would have to go to the capital later to ask carefully.
However, he couldn’t say it yet.
If his guess was wrong, his younger brother-in-law would definitely mock him.
He would wait until the other party appeared on their own, and then see if it matched his guess!
“In that case, what should we do next?”
Mengyao Gu was now very fortunate that her little husband was so smart. Otherwise, if it were her, although she wouldn’t let the Gu family fall into danger, she wouldn’t have learned so much information.
Being able to think ahead about the next steps, so as not to be caught off guard.
Just prying out these clues from the man in black showed how powerful Gu Yu was!
When Gu Yu heard his wife’s question, he pondered for a moment and thought it was better to wait and see.
In this situation, since Gu Yu wanted to know what the Witch Priest cared about… he couldn’t interfere, but honestly be an observer.
Even if Linfeng Kingdom might undergo changes, and the Emperor’s throne might change hands…
However, although he would be watching the show, he also had to ensure the safety of the Gu family members. Today, he had to write several letters and send them to people far away in the capital, telling them to be careful recently.
Besides his father-in-law, Gu Qing, there were also Chengfeng Shan and Maoyuan Tang.
He also needed to wrap up business in the capital to prevent any impact that would reduce his money in hand… This way, his year-end dividends would be less.
“Mengyao, you don’t need to worry too much! Even if the Emperor dies, it won’t have much to do with us. In fact, it might even be a good thing.”
“A good thing?”
“Hmm… we’ll talk about that later! Anyway, don’t think too much. Practice your martial arts more if you have nothing else to do.”
Thinking of these things, after comforting Mengyao Gu and her younger brother, Gu Yu immediately returned to his room and took out paper and pen to write letters.
Gu Mengyao and Gu Qingheng, who were still standing in the courtyard, exchanged glances, feeling that Gu Yu definitely had something he hadn’t said directly!
“Sister, I think… brother-in-law, do you know what the Witch Priest cares about?”
“Probably! But if Yu doesn’t say it, maybe he’s not confident in his guess.”
“But, I’m so curious! Sister, aren’t you curious at all?”
“Not curious. How about you practice martial arts with Zhuo Fei? Maybe you won’t think so much.”
Hearing Gu Qingheng’s words, Mengyao Gu smiled slightly, making Gu Qingheng feel depressed, thinking that if his sister wasn’t interested, then he couldn’t get any information from his brother-in-law.
Gu Yu’s mouth was like a tightly closed clam.
To get the answer from him, Gu Qingheng felt it would be better to investigate it himself.
However, he was not in the capital now, but in Lian Town.
The clues wouldn’t just appear at his doorstep, would they?
Wait, when his brother-in-law was interrogating the man in black in the granary, Little Black must have been guarding outside. Maybe it knew something…
Thinking of this, Gu Qingheng suppressed his excitement and, while telling Mengyao Gu that he was going out to play, he immediately ran off to find Little Black.
Seeing her younger brother’s lively appearance, Mengyao Gu shook her head helplessly. Then, without further delay, she went into the room to ask Gu Yu about the results of his guess.
Clearly, she was also very curious about the Witch Priest’s purpose.
However, in front of Gu Qingheng, she had successfully pretended.
