Yusui Chang'an

Chapter 1091 Suicide by taking poison
When seeing off the guests just now, Yun Muzhi found an excuse of having a stomachache and avoided everyone, waiting until everyone had left before coming out to look for Gu Ruizhou.

He had a very low profile in the royal family, and he avoided people without attracting the attention of the prince and others. Seeing that he had something to say, Gu Ruizhou called him aside.

"General. If it weren't for your help, the princess and I would never be where we are today. My husband and I are grateful for your kindness, and because of what happened back then, we can't socialize with you in public. We can only take this opportunity today to thank you in person."

Gu Ruizhou raised his hand to hold up Yun Muzhi who was bowing, without any sign of concern:
"You are a member of the royal family and you cannot bow to me. You sent a message to thank me that year and asked Yan'er to express your gratitude. I know your intentions. Seeing you and the princess treat each other as equals, I am very pleased."

The two chatted for a while, and Yun Muzhi's admiration for Gu Ruizhou increased a little bit. When he heard the servants report that the prince had returned, Yun Muzhi said goodbye at the right time, waited for a while in the guest house, and left immediately after the prince entered the mansion.

Several people from the Lin family were invited to the backyard to rest. Thinking that today was Gu Yichen's wedding day, Gu Ruizhou did not tell Gu Yichen about the prince's entry into the mansion and urged him to return to his bridal chamber.

The three members of the Gu family who had taken the hangover pills still looked drunk, but their minds were clear. They greeted the prince and sat down. The prince spoke first:
"I don't know why General Anbei asked me to come back halfway?"

Gu Ruizhou did not beat around the bush and directly asked someone to bring Zhao Xian over. The confidant took the order and took Zhao Xian, whose hands and feet were tied, to come back quickly.

Gu Ruizhou calmly explained that Zhao Xian drugged and confessed that it was the crown prince who instigated it.

Upon hearing this, the prince was so angry that he slammed the table and said:

"What nonsense! I am the crown prince! How could I do such a thing to harm court officials and their families! How dare you slander me, you daring bastard! Aren't you afraid of being torn into pieces and implicate your clansmen?"

Zhao Xian kowtowed three times to the prince, then raised his head and looked at him with fear and determination. It was hard to tell whether he was crying, laughing, or reluctant. Suddenly, blood flowed from the corner of his mouth. Gu Ruizhou, who was closest to him, noticed something was wrong and hurried forward to remove Zhao Xian's jaw and shouted:
"Oh no! He has poison in his mouth, go get mom!"

When Bai Yiran arrived after hearing the news, Zhao Xian was already bleeding from the mouth and nose and had passed away. Bai Yiran examined Zhao Xian's body with a cold expression.

Just now in the backyard, Lin Jinyan had told her about this matter with the Lin family. How could she not be angry when the royal family fought and came to the general's mansion to kill people, and chose to do it at the wedding banquet of her youngest son? She didn't have a good face in front of the prince:
"He hid a highly poisonous substance in his back teeth. If you want to kill yourself, just bite it hard. This poison will kill you instantly. If you don't take the antidote immediately after swallowing it, there is no cure."

Gu Hongzhang sat upright, his aura was low and intimidating without even getting angry:
"I am old and my hearing is not as good as before. I vaguely heard what Your Highness said, and then this thief took poison."

Gu Ruizhou glanced at the prince and replied respectfully:
"My grandfather, His Highness said that he would cut this man into pieces and implicate the clan members as well."

The prince, who had no clue to begin with, was even more speechless after hearing this. He hurriedly explained to the four people, but all of them, without exception, showed an attitude of disbelief.

The angry prince said that he would find out the person behind the scene within three days and hand him over to the Gu family for punishment. If he could not find out, he would go to see the emperor with the Gu family and ask the emperor to send someone to investigate thoroughly.

After saying this, seeing that the Gu family still had no intention of believing him, the prince angrily threw his sleeves and went out. When he got on the carriage, he angrily smashed the carriage frame, walked a distance, and told the coachman to turn around and go to the Duke's Mansion.