usatvline Chapter 201 What Happened in the Past Six Months
Chapter 201 What Happened in the Past Six Months
"As expected..."
Ever since he knew the child was still alive, Shen Nankui had vaguely guessed this in his mind, but he was not sure yet.
Now that I've heard it with my own ears, everything makes sense.
Just as she was in a daze, the child in her arms hummed twice, as if she was sleepy, so Shen Nankui asked the nanny to take her down and coax her to sleep.
After everyone left, the room fell into silence.
Shen Nankui looked at Gu Yichuan and said, "Tell me what happened in the past six months."
Gu Yichuan nodded, "Then let's start with the matter of the child. On that day, it was the eunuch Zhao, the eunuch beside His Majesty, who found me and said that he could help me keep the baby in your belly, but he needed me to cooperate with His Majesty to act out a play..."
It turned out that the emperor had long suspected that King Jing had rebellious intentions, but King Jing was cautious and never made any mistakes, so no evidence could be found.
The reason why King Jing wanted to choose a son-in-law for Princess Yongjia from among the new Jinshi was because he realized that he had been suspected by the emperor, so he wanted to use the means of marrying with a poor family to show that he had no tendency to win over powerful forces or form cliques for personal gain.
As for why the person chosen was Gu Yichuan, a married man.
Firstly, Princess Yongjia fell in love with him at first sight, and since her father wanted her to marry, she wanted to marry the person she loved; secondly, Prince Jing's Mansion also wanted to divert the emperor's attention through this matter.
King Jing knew that his reputation as a "virtuous king" had made the emperor extremely wary, so he condoned Princess Yongjia's domineering behavior and used the world's infamy to remove the hat of the virtuous king in order to dispel the emperor's suspicion.
"That's actually the case."
Shen Nankui was secretly shocked.
No wonder she always felt that something was strange. She didn't expect that Gu Yichuan was being tricked. Anyway, whether the matter succeeded or not in the end, the purpose of Prince Jing's Mansion was achieved.
Gu Yichuan said, "His Majesty ordered me to play along with him, so I impeached King Jing, but was rejected by His Majesty. Then King Jing extended an olive branch to me, so I naturally joined his army. During my time at the Imperial College, I did follow his request and helped him win over several children from aristocratic families. When the news reached the court, His Majesty was furious and wanted to banish me from the capital."
"At this time, King Jing had completely trusted me and asked his followers to propose to Your Majesty that I be exiled to the Western Army, because he had already colluded with the General Zhenxi. He kept me in the Western Army because he wanted to use me for other purposes in the future. Little did he know that this move was exactly what Your Majesty wanted."
Shen Nankui murmured, "Your Majesty wants you to investigate the evidence of King Jing's rebellion..."
Her face turned a little pale.
If the King of Jing had colluded with the Western Army, then this move by His Majesty would undoubtedly send Gu Yichuan into danger. There are thousands of troops there, and it would be extremely difficult for Gu Yichuan, a small clerk, to investigate the evidence of the crimes of the General Zhenxi and the King of Jing, let alone bring out the evidence. If there is any mistake in the whole process, I am afraid he will fall into an irreparable situation...
How difficult must those days have been for him?
Gu Yichuan seemed to see what she was thinking, and said in a gentle voice: "I have angered the Holy Emperor several times, and I am the least likely person to gain power in front of His Majesty. It is precisely because of this that King Jing trusts me and regards me as his confidant, so I have not been troubled in the Western Army, and the generals have treated me with great courtesy."
Shen Nankui knew that things were definitely not as easy as he said.
Not only did he have to gain the trust of King Jing and General Zhenxi, but he also had to secretly collect evidence of their crimes; none of these were easy tasks, and one could imagine how dangerous it was.
There was a trace of heartache in her eyes, "You have suffered."
Gu Yichuan smiled and shook his head, "It's not bitter, Nankui, I'm just sitting right in front of you, right?"
"Fortunately, you came back safely."
He shouldered such a heavy responsibility, and it was really hard for him to concentrate on planning in the Western Army alone.
"So," she paused, "what happened to King Jing?"
The fact that Gu Yichuan was sent to Yongzhou means that the matter of the Western Army has been resolved. Otherwise, why would His Majesty value him so much?
Gu Yichuan nodded and said, "Prince Jing colluded with the generals and embezzled military pay. He also recruited soldiers and forged weapons privately. After several months, I found out the truth and sent all the letters between him and General Zhenxi, as well as the food and military pay books, back to the capital."
"The evidence was irrefutable, and the court and the public were shocked. His Majesty was furious, and he immediately ordered that King Jing be imprisoned for treason, and the military power of General Zhenxi was confiscated. All male members of General Zhenxi's family were beheaded. King Jing was originally sentenced to death, but His Majesty thought of the brotherly love and could not bear to see the Queen Mother suffer the pain of losing her son in her old age, so he simply demoted King Jing to a commoner and imprisoned him in the capital."
He said in a deep voice: "Nan Kui, our revenge has been taken."
At the beginning, Princess Yongjia bullied them wantonly, relying on the power of Prince Jing's Mansion behind her. For half a year, he endured the humiliation and finally got some justice for them.
Shen Nankui suddenly asked: "Prince Jing was demoted to a commoner, what about Princess Yongjia?"
Gu Yichuan was silent for a while, with a hint of helplessness in his eyes.
"Princess Yongjia is the empress dowager's only legitimate granddaughter. With the empress dowager's strong protection, she was not implicated. She still retains the title of princess and is betrothed to the son of Chengguan Marquis. The marriage will be completed at the end of the year."
He also regretted not being able to bring retribution to Princess Yongjia.
Shen Nankui knew in his heart that this was not something they could control, and it was not easy to get the current result.
"Even though she is still a princess, her father has lost power and she will no longer have the capital to be arrogant. Isn't this a punishment for her?"
After Shen Nankui finished speaking, his brows suddenly furrowed again, "However, why does this Chengguan Hou Shizi sound a little unfamiliar?"
In her previous life, she lived in Beijing and had never heard of this person.
But, for some reason, this name always gave her a familiar feeling, but she forgot where she had seen it.
Gu Yichuan said: "This Chengguan Marquis was driven out of the capital in his early years and has long been in decline. Now he only leads the work of an imperial merchant. Therefore, although you grew up in the capital, you don't know this person."
"The son of Chengguanhou..."
Shen Nankui recited it softly, and suddenly his expression changed.
She remembered!
In her previous life, she had never paid attention to Princess Yongjia. She only heard that she married the son of a marquis from another place. She thought it was the son of the Chengguan Marquis!
And the powerful person whom Shen Pingwan offended was the wife of Marquis Chengguan!
Marquis Chengguan died early, and the crown prince inherited the title at an early age. In other words, the wife of Marquis Chengguan in the previous life was Princess Yongjia.
It was Princess Yongjia who killed Shen Pingwan and caused Gu Yichuan to lose his official position...
In this life, she married Gu Yichuan and inevitably had entanglements with Princess Yongjia. Fortunately, they did not end up in a tragedy like in the previous life, and everything has been settled.
Shen Nankui slowly breathed a sigh of relief.
"By the way, we were able to keep the child thanks to Doctor Li who took the trouble to cover it up for us. Did you thank him properly afterwards?"
Gu Yichuan nodded, "Of course, Doctor Li is my benefactor."
Shen Nankui sighed, "It's hard for him to commit suicide at such an old age to hide it from Princess Yongjia."
She only found out today that the bleeding during her miscarriage was caused by Doctor Li.
Now that she thinks about it carefully, although Doctor Li did not reveal the truth to her, he did hint it to her many times. Unfortunately, she was too confused at that time to understand it.
Both were silent for a while.
Shen Nankui suddenly asked again: "By the way, since the matter of King Jing has been concluded, why hasn't there been any news until now?"