Chapter 137: Let him cause trouble?
After Gu Yu and Mengyao changed their route and headed directly for the Imperial Palace by carriage, they arrived at their destination not long after.
Although the Imperial Guard’s words were vague, the mere mention of a death was a very serious matter!
The deceased here were naturally not civilians.
Otherwise, Bai Qian wouldn’t have summoned them to the palace in such a hurry to discuss… So, who exactly died?
With such doubts, when Gu Yu and Mengyao entered the Imperial Palace to meet Bai Qian, they saw Bai Qian with a knitted brow.
She was currently seated on the Dragon Throne, looking dejected, clearly in a bad mood.
“Greetings, Your Majesty the Empress!”
“You are dismissed. The reason for summoning you to the palace this time is due to an urgent situation! Previously, Gu Yu sent members of the alliance to inform me that someone was secretly targeting the Gu family. After an investigation, before the alliance could make a move, someone died.”
Speaking of recent troubles, Bai Qian was quite distressed.
She had only recently taken control of the Linfeng Kingdom’s power, but troublesome matters kept arising, leaving her quite overwhelmed and in a state of utter disarray when caught off guard.
Take this incident, for example, all the ministers who died were related to the Gu family.
If it weren’t for the Gu family’s simple movements, Bai Qian would have suspected that Gu Yu was retaliating and killing people herself…
Not to mention, given Gu Yu’s personality, he was indeed capable of such a thing.
“Didn’t Your Majesty the Empress send someone to kill them?”
Not only was Bai Qian confused, but Gu Yu was as well.
As Gu Yu listened to Bai Qian’s words, a look of confusion appeared on his face.
So, it wasn’t Bai Qian who made the move…
When he saw that some of the people secretly targeting the Gu family were killed, Gu Yu had thought that Bai Qian had sent people to kill them!
Now it seemed that was not the case.
Bai Qian had not sent anyone to assassinate them… If that were the case, how did these people die???
“No.”
Just as Gu Yu and Bai Qian were both filled with confusion, Bai Qian finally shook her head and directly stated that she had not sent anyone to kill them.
Now that she had just accepted the power of the Linfeng Kingdom, she couldn’t rush; she had to proceed cautiously.
Therefore, even when facing some ministers who were secretly unconvinced of her, Bai Qian wouldn’t think of doing anything to them… At most, in a few more years, with new blood constantly joining the court, it would be time to settle the score!
But not now.
The death of more ministers would cause further unrest.
“If that’s the case, then someone must be operating behind the scenes. Your Majesty the Empress should directly dispatch experts from the alliance to keep watch and see if anyone else targeting the Gu family dies, so that the murderer can be caught.”
“I already did that a few days ago, but the other party was very vigilant and didn’t fall for it.”
“In that case, what does Your Majesty the Empress mean…”
After that, as Gu Yu listened to Bai Qian’s words, his eyebrows shot up. He thought that Bai Qian had called them over this time, clearly having made preparations.
He just didn’t know what the subsequent arrangements would be.
If it was too troublesome, he would have to find a way to decline. After all, the people who died were all targeting the Gu family, so Gu Yu wouldn’t feel heartbroken even if they died.
He even had a desire to clap his hands and laugh.
After all, after some people died, others no longer dared to covet the Gu family.
Without trouble coming to their doors, life for the Gu family was very leisurely.
“Since they are unwilling to take the bait, next, you will have to lure them out.”
“Oh? Please, Your Majesty the Empress, enlighten me!”
“It’s simple. You just need to cause trouble in the capital, inciting others to resent you. This will make the other party unable to bear it and make a move! As long as they make a move once, the alliance will immediately apprehend them!”
Listening to Bai Qian’s suggestion, Gu Yu raised his hand and touched his chin. He wondered if Bai Qian was serious.
Let him cause trouble?
And they would handle the aftermath?
How could he refuse such a good thing!
He loved causing trouble the most!
“Since Your Majesty the Empress has said so, I will definitely do my best!”
“Thank you for your hard work.”
After that, both parties were very satisfied.
Bai Qian was satisfied that Gu Yu readily agreed, and Gu Yu was satisfied that he had backing when causing trouble.
This made Mengyao, who was standing beside them, feel quite amused and speechless. She thought that Empress Bai Qian’s suggestion was completely fueling her little husband’s arrogant demeanor!
He was already troublesome enough, and now with the imperial decree to cause trouble, many people would probably suffer.
Just thinking about it, Mengyao offered her condolences to those who would provoke Gu Yu in the future, thinking that they were truly unlucky!
Moreover, Empress Bai Qian did not state a time limit, which meant… if the murderer didn’t reappear, Gu Yu could continue to cause trouble indefinitely, with no time limit at all.
However, since they were only staying in the capital during the Lunar New Year, it wouldn’t drag on for too long.
Next, it remained to be seen how Gu Yu would cause trouble!
…
“Sir, we have been discovered by those above.”
“No hurry, everyone who should be killed has been killed anyway.”
In the dimly lit cellar, without lights, only some faintly glowing night-shining pearls illuminated the surroundings. However, they could not illuminate the faces of the two, only vaguely revealing their general outlines.
As they spoke, one of them chuckled, clearly proud of the alliance’s inability to catch them.
Even though the alliance had immense power, it was still very difficult to find them.
After all, no one would guess their identities!
“What should we do next! If someone continues to be unfavorable to the Gu family, should we…”
Afterward, as another person spoke, his words were full of murderous intent.
Regarding the mission assigned from above, he only wanted to complete it and nothing else was his concern.
“No need. We are not here to protect the Gu family, but to ‘look after’ those who want to resist Empress Bai Qian… The people who were killed before, if they did not harbor ill intentions towards Empress Bai Qian, they wouldn’t have died so early!”
“That’s good. Gu Yu of the Gu family is too troublesome. If people are killed because of him, I’m afraid half the capital will die tomorrow.”
“Haha, after things are over, Gu Yu won’t be able to get away with it either! This guy has ruined many of the master’s plans and should have died long ago.”
Upon hearing Gu Yu’s name, the person who was originally smug immediately put on a grim expression, thinking that Gu Yu, this bane, was truly capable of causing trouble.
How long has it been, and Gu Yu not only hasn’t died but has grown stronger.
If only they had discovered these monsters of the Gu family earlier… then they wouldn’t be worried about Gu Yu like they are now.
The more he thought about it, the angrier he became, wishing he could just kill Gu Yu.
“Gu Yu is not easy to kill. The Wang clan spent a lot of effort before, but they had no effect. In the end, they were wiped out by Gu Yu, and their entire family was slaughtered by his hand… Don’t do anything foolish, it will not benefit the master’s plans.”
“I know.”
As the voice suddenly stopped, the night-shining pearls in the cellar flickered, and after the faint light disappeared, the place returned to its usual darkness.
