Chapter 144: Not Much Difference
After Gu Qing, with his decisive actions, brought his men over, he did not achieve any results.
This was because these people were not from the Wang clan.
This made Gu Qing extremely worried, not knowing who else he had provoked that had implicated his daughter and son-in-law.
For problems without answers, Gu Qing did not choose to give up but persisted in finding clues, intending to track down the other party before stopping.
After all, it was a matter of his daughter and son-in-law’s safety, not something to be trifled with.
While Gu Qing was vigorously preparing to arrest the culprits, Gu Yu on the other side was not idle.
He had to inform Bai Qian about the current situation, but how could he explain how he knew about it!
He couldn’t just openly declare that he was of royal blood, a descendant of the supreme ruler… “Me, the future emperor, send money.”
If Bai Qian heard this, it would be good enough if she didn’t kill him on the spot.
Moreover, Gu Yu did not want to cause unnecessary trouble and disrupt his current peaceful life, so it was better to keep a low profile.
What heaven and earth know, let others not know.
“Alas, how should I write this! I can’t just make up a distant relative, Bai Qian wouldn’t believe it.”
Holding the brush, Gu Yu fell into distress.
Looking at the snow-white paper, which was now stained into a large black spot by the ink, Gu Yu sighed helplessly, then put down the brush in his hand, deciding not to write for the time being.
Without having thought of a reason, telling Bai Qian about this matter was not a good thing.
Gu Yu knew a little about Bai Qian’s good impression of Gu Mengyao… it was nothing more than because of her reincarnation, knowing from her past life experiences that his little wife was brave and a vital pillar of the Linfeng Kingdom.
Therefore, unless Bai Qian did not want to secure her throne, she would not lay a hand on Gu Mengyao.
Regarding this point, it could be guaranteed…
However, just because Gu Mengyao was fine did not mean Gu Yu was fine.
According to Gu Yu’s own guess, in Bai Qian’s past life memories, he did not appear… Gu Yu was not surprised by such a development.
Because, at that time, he had definitely not transmigrated.
With that original body’s pathetic appearance, he probably would have died long ago.
In such a situation, Gu Yu did not expect Bai Qian to place much importance on him. Even if he had made good achievements now, it could not impress Bai Qian.
After all, past life memories were a sharp weapon for Bai Qian!
It could help her accomplish many things without much effort.
However, for an unknown quantity like him, it was better to maintain a wait-and-see attitude.
As for not touching him out of consideration for Gu Mengyao… hehe, creating an accident or something was as easy as pie.
If he were in Bai Qian’s position, Gu Yu would also make such a decision.
In a certain sense, Gu Yu and Bai Qian were the same kind of people.
However, Gu Yu had long reformed after his wife started managing him!
Therefore, it was better to find a scapegoat as soon as possible to let him bear the honor and glory of the royal bloodline!
Thinking of these, Gu Yu did not continue to stay cooped up in the room. Instead, he walked outside with his hands tucked in his sleeves to breathe some fresh air and change his train of thought.
Staying in the room all the time would not lead to a solution.
“Brother-in-law, I was just about to look for you! I went out to inquire for some news, guess what I found out!”
“What else could it be? Nothing more than news about the Wang clan.”
“Huh? Brother-in-law, how can you always guess correctly! It’s no fun!”
“It can’t be helped, who told you your brother-in-law is so smart… However, I am quite interested in the specific circumstances of the Wang clan’s misfortune.”
“Hehe, that’s right! Wait until I find a place to sit down and tell you properly.”
Upon hearing his younger brother-in-law’s voice, Gu Yu knew that not to mention a solution, he would probably have to listen to Gu Qingheng recount the gossip he had obtained.
However, at this time, it was not bad to have it as a casual amusement.
It saved him from constantly thinking about how to make Bai Qian believe that he was not a member of the royal bloodline and to extricate himself from this troublesome matter.
“When I found out the news about the Wang clan, quite a lot of people in the capital had already heard about it! The Wang clan, because their patriarch Xu Wang stole disaster relief grain, angered the Emperor, so he directly ordered Xu Wang to be beheaded, and even the Empress Dowager’s plea was ineffective.”
“Moreover, it was not only Xu Wang who was to be beheaded, but also the people of the Wang clan who were unlucky! Those with official positions in the court were strictly investigated, and those doing business were caught and heavily extorted, it was too tragic!”
“The Empress Dowager, unable to save her own brother, had her heart turn cold. Afterwards, she did not manage much else but stayed locked up in her room, and I heard she was going to become a nun!”
“Also, because the Emperor was sick from anger, recently they are selecting beautiful young women to marry for good luck!”
After activating his gossip skills, Gu Qingheng actually obtained quite a lot of interesting news.
Upon hearing these words, Gu Yu could not help but chuckle a few times, thinking about all this nonsense!
None of it matched up!
It was truly thanks to the rich imagination of these capital civilians, they could even write a palace drama novel about love and hate.
“Qingheng, I think it’s necessary to correct you. What you just said is not right! The Emperor ordered the beheading of Xu Wang not because of the disaster relief grain, but… just like that, the situation has become very tricky.”
“What, he’s already dead…”
Hearing Gu Yu’s words, Gu Qingheng’s eyes widened in shock. Then, when he said the word ‘dead’, he quickly raised his hand to cover his mouth, to prevent disaster from his mouth.
However, this news was too shocking!
Because the Emperor was dead!
Not sick, but directly abdicated.
Hearing such a thing, he did not collapse on the spot, which was already considered good!
“Brother-in-law, what should we do about this!”
“What else can we do, just be prepared! Before coming to the capital, we had already made preparations, and we will continue according to the original plan.”
“But we didn’t expect such a development before! I thought it was just a simple desire to seize the throne, but after that happened, there is really no turning back!”
“That’s natural, there was never a way back, we can only move forward with our eyes closed.”
Listening to his younger brother-in-law’s words, Gu Yu thought he was still too naive!
Even if the Emperor didn’t die, once Bai Qian seized the throne, would she let him live?
So, it didn’t matter if he died early or late.
There wasn’t much difference.
Rather, with his death now, it would be easier for Bai Qian to ascend the throne… As for the cause of death, it could completely be pushed onto the Empress Dowager and the Wang clan, and she, by relying on her own son’s favor, would regent behind the curtain.
Then, by firmly grasping power, she could directly transform into the sole Empress of the Linfeng Kingdom.
“Something’s wrong! Son-in-law, Master is being attacked!”
At this moment, just as Gu Qingheng was about to say something else, a panicked voice suddenly sounded!
