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Chapter 658 Eight Princes

He was not a utilitarian person.

Although his mother's preference made him feel very uncomfortable, he also accepted it honestly.

From then on, he quietly hid in the corner and became an inconspicuous prince.

He didn't dare to complain, and avoided the prince's edge.

But even so, the queen mother was not satisfied.

The reason why she chooses high-ranking officials and noble daughters for herself so carefully is to let him have enough power to assist her second brother.

Gu Nanyan didn't know what Empress Xiao's real intention was, and she didn't know whether she did all this just to pave the way for Huangfu Hao as Huangfu Hua thought.

The grandmother killed the grandson, the son killed the mother, the tragedy has already happened, and it is futile to say anything else.

Ignoring Huangfu Hua who was crying, Gu Nanyan left the palace with a heavy heart.

She was only here to seek justice for herself, as for what happened to Huangfuyi, that was out of her control.

When she returned to the Prime Minister's Mansion, all the servants in the Prime Minister's Mansion had already fallen asleep, and the house was so quiet that not even the sound of insects could be heard.

Gu Nanyan washed up and fell asleep until Wei Hong came back the next day.

Wei Hong looked at Gu Nanyan who was holding a bowl of porridge with a complicated expression, and sighed faintly.

"The Third Prince surrendered himself last night and told the whole story of how he killed Empress Xiao. Your suspicion has been cleared."

He rubbed his eyebrows and seemed very tired.

Perhaps it was because he didn't sleep all night, his eyes were black and blue, and his complexion was not very good.

"This case has been taken over by Zong Zhengsi, and the result will be announced soon."

This result is naturally the disposal of Huangfuhua.

What he killed was the empress, who was also the biological mother. In ancient times, it was an unforgivable crime, and he was usually sentenced to death. Even if he was a prince, he could not escape.

Gu Nanyan responded vaguely, and continued to drink porridge.

Wei Hong asked tentatively: "Did you enter the palace last night?"

The third prince mentioned Sister Nan in words, and he felt that she must have done something to force him to surrender and plead guilty.

After Gu Nanyan finished drinking the porridge, she picked up the handkerchief and wiped the corners of her mouth clean, her face neither blushing nor her heart beating when she lied.

"No." She said lightly.

She didn't avoid anyone when she entered the palace last night, many people had seen her, Wei Hong knew it but didn't ask.

Instead, he changed the topic to talk to her about the return of the envoys.

"I'm afraid you will have to stay here for a while. Although the emperor's abdication edict has been drawn up, and the matter of changing the crown prince is also on the agenda, it will take some time for the new emperor to ascend the throne."

The emperor's abdication and ascension to the throne are all important events, and should not be taken lightly. It takes at least half a month to prepare for the enthronement ceremony and the new emperor's dragon robe.

He knew that Gu Nanyan wanted the new emperor to sign the alliance agreement again, so he informed her.

"Huangfuyi?" Gu Nanyan asked.

She talked nonsense, but Wei Hong understood what he meant.

"Yes, I have discussed with several clan members. The fifth prince is the best candidate, and most of the ministers in the court and China support him."

Most of the people who supported Huangfu Yi were of course Wei Hong's faction, and many of them defected from Xiao Renling's side.

"Try to hurry up, I have something to do when I go back to Jianan."

In Yangguo, there was a fleeing General Dong who was not caught.

When she left, she asked Li Yi to help watch over the Qi family. General Dong didn't need to stop him once he appeared. He just asked the Cangyun to follow them, find out the location of Yangguo and return.

Now the Cangyun is commanded by Gu Yunge, and Hu Wei, the former pirate leader, is assisting, Gu Nanyan is very relieved.

Although Yangguo is farther away, with the strength of the Cangyun, it will not be in danger unless it encounters a big storm.

……

Calm was restored in the capital, but the Prime Minister's Mansion became busier day by day.

The news that the fifth prince was selected as the heir to the throne quickly spread, and many dignitaries in Beijing wanted to board Wei Hong's big ship and came to visit him from time to time.

It was the time for Wei Hong to win people over. Some small households could not be seen, but those with some strength in Beijing could not be turned away.

It's a pity that he often can only return home late at night, and the matter of receiving these people falls on Gu Nanyan and Liu Zhenzhen's siblings.

Gu Nanyan was determined not to do it, she couldn't even bother to open the gate of the courtyard, so how could she be willing to deal with those people.

Liu Zhenzhen didn't want to take this job either, so she pushed the matter to Ning Tianlu on the grounds that she was a girl and it was inconvenient to show her face even though she was married.

Ning Tianlu: "..."

He didn't want to do it either, and tried to escape to the post house to live with the envoys to shirk responsibility.

But was suppressed by Gu Nanyan with an absolute advantage.

So there was a very "harmonious" scene in the prime minister's mansion.

Ning Tianlu received customers all day long, and was extremely busy, but Gu Nanyan and Liu Zhenzhen nestled in the yard basking in the sun and teasing each other.

Occasionally researching some food, Liu Zhenzhen cooks it for Gu Nanyan herself.

Forget it, originally Ning Tianlu was just envious and jealous, and secretly blamed himself for not choosing a daughter when he was reincarnated.

Until Xiao Shi came to the door, Gu Nanyan's heart moved, and he pulled the butler together again, and the four of them played mahjong.

There is no such thing as mahjong in Daliang country, so Gu Nanyan carved a pair of them with white jade according to Ning Tianlu's brain.

Ning Tianlu has to receive guests during the day, and stays up late at night to carve mahjong for her. One can imagine the depth of resentment.

Gu Nanyan didn't mean to torment him on purpose, who told him to write and paint well, if she carved it herself, no one would recognize what was carved on it.

Go out and find someone to engrave?
Then don't you have to spend money!

She just lost a huge sum of money, and she can't spend it recklessly.

It was not easy to announce the things that Emperor Liang had done, and the Marquis of Wuchang was spared the crime of not reporting when he knew about it. Xiao Shi felt relieved and ran to the prime minister's residence all day long.

The guests in the front yard were noisy, the sound of mahjong in the backyard was constant, and the roar of tigers and tigers could be heard from time to time. It was very lively for a while.

After a lunch break one day, several people set up a mahjong stall again.

Xiao's hands were very smooth, and he won several times in a row. He touched the broken silver in his hand and smiled from ear to ear.

Seeing that Gu Nanyan's face was stinky, and she was about to stop fighting, she hurriedly changed the subject, and asked Gu Nanyan mysteriously if she knew who helped Wei Hong win this battle.

"It's the grandson of the Eighth Prince!" Xiao said in a low voice.

"The thousands of elite soldiers who defeated Xiao Renling's soldiers that day were brought into the city by the grandson of the Eighth Prince Huangfu Dinghong."

Gu Nanyan's attention was indeed diverted when he heard the words, he let go of his hand that wanted to lift the table and asked, "Where is the Eighth Prince?"

Huangfuyi's generation has not been crowned king yet. The previous generation did have an eighth prince who was crowned posthumously, that is, the eighth prince named in the secret decree left by the late emperor.

But didn't he die before marrying a wife?

As if seeing Gu Nanyan's doubts, Xiao patted the table.

"Isn't that the one!"

She looked like a gossip, telling what she had heard.

It turned out that the Emperor Liang realized that the late emperor's attitude was wrong, and bribed the people around the eighth prince, and secretly assassinated the eighth prince when he was out of Beijing to suppress the bandits.

The eighth prince was seriously injured and had no choice but to jump into the river under the siege of assassins.

At that time, it was early winter, and although the water surface was not frozen, it was bitingly cold. He suffered such serious injuries, the assassin felt that he would not survive.

Rao still searched along the shore for nearly half a month.

Finally, his body was found in a remote valley.

Soaked in the water for too long, the body was already swollen and invisible, but the clothes and accessories belonged to the Eighth Prince.

So the people of Emperor Liang brought him back to Beijing, and lied about the bandits.

Sadly, the first emperor became even more ill, and passed away not long after.

But he didn't know that the corpse was just that the eighth prince dug a new grave at random in order to escape the pursuit, and swapped his clothes with it.

The Eighth Prince hid in a small village. He learned of his father's death while he was recovering from his wounds, and after much deliberation he dared not return to Beijing.

He knew in his heart who sent the assassin, the person who wanted to kill him had already ascended the throne and became the emperor, if he went back, he would be in a trap.

So he pretended to be a foreign businessman who was robbed, and just settled down in the village and waited for the opportunity.

(End of this chapter)