After a day's journey, the pigeon quickly flew into Wu Dequan's hands.
The moment Wu Dequan got the letter, he still had hope for Shen Zhongbai. When he saw the content, Wu Dequan felt as if his heart instantly fell into an ice cave, and it was so cold.
He had never doubted that Shen Zhongbai wanted to kill him, even if the man in black reminded him.
"Shen Zhongbai, since you are unkind, don't blame me for being unjust."
Wu Dequan was not a kind person to begin with, but he still didn't know how many of Shen Zhongbai's people were in the accompanying team. He needed to arrive in Jiangnan first to find out Shen Zhongbai's people.
In order to avoid being killed, Wu Dequan lived with all the soldiers, wishing that the two-day journey could be completed in one day.
But the comfortable days did not last long. Shen Zhongbai never received a letter from the informant, so he urged them.
The informant received the information about killing Wu Dequan and began to look for opportunities to assassinate Wu Dequan.
But Wu Dequan was too smart, and the informant never found a chance.
"Do you think Shen Zhongbai can kill Wu Dequan?" Gu Qiang asked Gu Huaian standing aside while looking at the letter.
Gu Huaian chuckled, "If Wu Dequan didn't know about it, he would have killed him, but given the current situation, it would have been much more convenient for Wu Dequan to kill him in Kyoto than it is now."
As he analyzed, Wu Dequan now knew that Shen Zhongbai wanted to kill him. The sky was high and the emperor was far away. If Shen Zhongbai wanted to kill him, it would be difficult.
And he couldn't call him back suddenly. After all, flood control was a big deal. If it wasn't a big deal, changing the imperial envoy temporarily would cause discussion among the people, especially if the water control was not done well later.
"Shen Ruxue will be getting married in a few days. Have you prepared any gifts?" Gu Qiang asked Shen Qianshan.
"nature."
He believed that his congratulatory gift would make Shen Zhongbai understand how heavy the price of touching his people was.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty."
A servant came in a hurry.
"The people from Prince Jingzhao's mansion are here."
His words caused everyone in the room to look at each other, wondering about the purpose of Jingzhao Prefecture's visit.
"Can you tell me what it is?" Shen Qianshan asked.
"Master Yin of Jingzhao Prefecture said that he wanted to take the second young master back. He said that the last time he committed murder was very suspicious, and the witness was also dead, so there was no evidence, so he wanted to take the second young master back."
"What?" Gu Huai'an exclaimed, "Isn't this case already cleared?"
Shen Qianshan didn't say anything. He guessed that this was Shen Zhongbai's purpose, to capture Gu Qiang after they rescued him, so they killed Zhang Qiang and threw him at the door of Lingyin Pavilion.
If they didn't want to send Gu Qiang out, he was afraid that he would have to talk about this matter.
But Gu Qiang really cannot be sent back.
"Bring him in."
After a moment of silence, Shen Qianshan said.
Gu Huaian looked at him and was shocked, "You are trying to kill my sister. What if he is secretly killed by Shen Zhongbai's people in the prison?"
He couldn't even imagine what he would do if he lost his sister Gu Qiang.
"I have my own reasons."
He didn't want anything to happen to Gu Qiang, but things had already come out, so he could only take one step at a time.
"Brother, I believe him."
The firm look in Gu Qiang's eyes seemed to be deeply imprinted on Shen Qianshan's heart, making him feel warm.
Seeing this, Gu Huaian said nothing more.
"Your Majesty Liu Ruqing comes to see the Ninth Prince." Liu Ruqing saluted Shen Qianshan.
"Master Liu, did you come here today for something?"
Liu Ruqing had already stated his intention when he was waiting at the door, but if Shen Qianshan asked, he would have to say it again.
"I have been ordered to arrest Gu Suran and bring him to justice. I would like to ask the Ninth Prince to facilitate him."
Liu Ruqing said that he was neither humble nor arrogant. The person who can sit in this position must have some abilities.
"How can I help you? How can I help you?"
Shen Qianshan clearly knew what was going on and didn't want to let him go.
Liu Ruqing looked at him with some embarrassment and said: "Why does the Ninth Prince need to meet with me, a junior official? I am just following orders. If the Ninth Prince has any opinions, he can go to the Emperor and tell him."
"Didn't you let the person go?" Shen Qianshan asked: "I said I was not guilty before, but now I want to take the person back. What's wrong? Are my people just at your mercy?"
Although his words were not words of anger, they were so intimidating that Liu Ruqing could not help but sweat break out on his forehead.
"The Ninth Prince was joking, but the official didn't mean it that way."
"Now that the matter has been cleared up, what's the point of arresting people now? Although the witness died at the door of our Lingyin Pavilion, no one saw that it was the second young master who killed him. Are you taking it seriously when you arrest people at will? Is this your home in Kyoto?" Gu Huaian said coldly.
Liu Ruqing suddenly panicked. If these words spread, it would be a rebellion to destroy the nine tribes.
"Master Gu must provide evidence when he speaks, and the lower official is also acting under orders. If the Ninth Prince is unwilling to release the person, then the lower official can report it."
Now, Liu Ruqing just wanted to leave here quickly, let alone arresting people. It was still a matter of whether he could get out smoothly.
"Master Liu is not arresting anyone anymore?" Shen Qianshan glanced at him and asked.
"The Ninth Prince is here, how dare I arrest someone?"
The implication is that if you stop me from arresting people, how dare I arrest them
Liu Ruqing came with great fanfare and left in disgrace. Now many people know that although they are dissatisfied with Shen Qianshan's shielding, Gu Suran's murder charge has indeed not been proven.
Shen Zhongbai continued to talk about this matter. It seemed that he was at his wits' end.
He will definitely speed up Shen Ruxue's marriage, and when the time comes, Shen Ruxue will cause another good show.
Shen Zhongbai looked at Shen Ruxue kneeling on the ground and rubbed his eyebrows.
"Zhou Ziyuan is a good man. This is your best choice. If you don't want to marry, I'll send you to get married in two years."
Seeing that being tough didn't work, Shen Zhongbai began to persuade Shen Ruxue earnestly.
"Brother Imperial, I will not marry Zhou Ziyuan, I will only marry Gu Suran."
Shen Ruxue's attitude was unusually firm.
Shen Zhongbai couldn't understand what was so good about Gu Qiang, a woman disguised as a man, that could make Shen Ruxue beg to marry him.
"Since you insist on doing this, I have to tell you." Shen Zhongbai paused, "Actually, Gu Su Ran is not really Gu Su Ran, he is Gu Qiang."
"What?" Shen Ruxue was shocked, "What you said is not true, right?"
She still didn't want to believe what Shen Zhongbai said. Shen Zhongbai must have said this deliberately to get her to marry Zhou Ziyuan.
"Why did I lie to you? If you don't want to believe it, you can ask him."
Shen Zhongbai dismissed her obsession. In his opinion, Shen Ruxue's feelings for Gu Suran were nothing but ridiculous.
In his mind everything of no value should be destroyed.
"I don't believe it. I want to ask him clearly."
After saying that, she ran out.
Looking at the people running out, Shen Zhongbai ignored them. Now he could only win over Zhou Ziyuan to help him.
"Has anything unusual happened to your concubine recently?" He turned around and asked his father-in-law beside him.
The father-in-law thought for a while and said, "I haven't received any news."
"Hmph, she can really keep her composure." Shen Zhongbai snorted coldly and continued to look at the memorial on the table.
Shen Qiangwei was kept under house arrest in her dormitory and did not go out. What she was most worried about was Gu Su Liang's injury.
"With Gu Qiang here, he should be fine." Shen Qiangwei thought.
But Shen Zhongbai's attitude made her feel that it was necessary to cooperate with Gu Qiang. She remembered the Gu worm that Gu Qiang gave her, and it seemed that she needed to find time to give this Gu worm to Shen Zhongbai.
Recalling that when Gu Qiang gave it to her before, she thought she wouldn't use this kind of thing on Shen Zhongbai, but she didn't want to do it so soon.
Gu Qiang often encountered harassment from Rong Lian when she was guarding the store, so if she didn't have to go outside, she would always take it to the backyard.
"Second Young Master, the princess is here again and insists on seeing you noisily."
Gu Qiang, who had just felt at ease, was immediately shocked when she heard the news. Shen Ruxue was really in trouble.
"Tell her I'm not here." Gu Qiang said impatiently.
"I told you, she said that if you don't see her, then she will wait until you see her." The villain said very helplessly. He couldn't figure out why a princess insisted on clinging to their second young master
"Is this over or what?" Gu Qiang gritted her teeth angrily.
"Walk."
After saying that, he got up and went to the front to see what Shen Ruxue was going to do
As soon as Shen Ruxue saw Gu Qiang, she rushed over and reached out to grab his chest. Gu Qiang saw something was wrong and hurriedly hid behind the waiter.
"Princess, what are you doing in front of everyone?" Gu Qiang looked at her in horror.
The waiter's chest was touched by Shen Ruxue. He didn't know what to do and stood there awkwardly.
Shen Ruxue was furious. Although Gu Qiang's words made her face turn red, she still wanted to confirm whether Gu Suran was a woman.
"Get out of the way." She pushed the waiter away and reached out to attack Gu Qiang.
Looking at her appearance, Gu Qiang guessed that Shen Zhongbai must have said something to her, otherwise she wouldn't have attacked her breasts directly.
"Princess, in such a large crowd, isn't it inappropriate for you to do this?" Gu Qiang said while dodging.
There were theatergoers all around.
They all knew that Shen Ruxue admired Gu Suran, but Gusuran was not afraid of power and kept rejecting her. However, although the princess had been granted marriage to Zhou Ziyuan, she still kept letting Gusuran marry her.
Now to do such a thing to the second young master, it really brings disgrace to the royal family.
The pointing and talking around made Shen Ruxue stop chasing Gu Qiang. She was ashamed and annoyed, but she also wanted to know whether the Gu Suran in front of her was a woman.
"Gu Su Ran." Shen Ruxue called her shyly.
"Princess, what are your orders?" Gu Qiang was standing a little far away from Shen Ruxue.
Looking at Gu Su Ran who was far away from her, and then glancing at the people around her who were pointing at her, Shen Ruxue gritted her teeth and asked, "Are you Gu Su Ran? Are you a boy or a girl?"