Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
âYouâre still too inexperienced. Back then, the true culprits were the Empress, the Marquis of Dingâan, and us, who also helped secretly.
âOur actions went along with the Emperorâs wishes, so the Emperor followed the flow.
âMoreover, if the Emperor gave the throne to King Rui, do you think the Zhou Family or King Rui would still hold onto a grudge?â
âI see.â
âYes, but we still have to guard against the Empress. She is a poisonous snake. It will be bad if she targets us.â
Seventh Su nodded and ate breakfast with his father.
He ordered Su Qing, his follower, to find the servant in King Ruiâs Residence. He ordered the servant to keep an eye on anyone coming and going from the residence. At the same time, he also checked the forces King Rui left in the capital.
As for the Empress, who everyone was worried about, she was sick and could not even get up from her bed.
But Marquis Dingâan started to move after receiving the news.
The first target was Gu Chengrui and his wife. No matter what, Princess Pingyang had participated in the sterilization incident, so she was not wronged.
At the same time, they also sent people to attack the Fourth Princeâs wife, and they discovered that Consort Kang was pregnant. n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
Thus, he changed his strategy and instigated a fight between the two concubines.
Zhou Ying did not know about this. Over the past two days, while giving orders to Mother Qiu and her husband, she had not relaxed her surveillance on Xiaxiang.
Finally, on the second dayâs afternoon, she discovered something unusual.
Zhou Ying noticed that Xiaxiang had asked for leave to leave the residence, and she immediately spread out her divine senses to follow her. She saw that Xiaxiang had entered a relatively well-off small courtyard north of the city.
After entering, she greeted an old woman sitting in a rocking chair in the courtyard, saying, âGranny Liu, Ziying is here to report.â
âGo in. The leader is waiting inside.â The old woman waved her hand.
Seeing this, Xiaxiang immediately entered the room and bowed. âLeader.â
âSit down. They didnât suspect you, did they?â A woman in her forties turned around and asked.
âNot yet.â
âAny gains?â
âYes, the husband and wife are very cautious. They never let anyone enter their master bedroom.
âThey wouldnât even let us get close to the bedroom.
âHowever, they are kind to the servants, so the residence was still relatively peaceful.
âThey have planned to stay in their manor for farming activities for the next two days, and they mentioned they would only return after the Grain Festival.â âAnything else?â
âNo, the coupleâs diet is very complicated. In addition, because of the limited ingredients now, they would eat anything available.â
âHow is their relationship?â
âVery good; the best this servant has ever seen. Whether it is speaking or action, they are very tacit with each other. However, Lord Gu has always been concerned about the matters of the manor and rarely cares about the residence.â
âZhou Ying didnât take the medicine, did she?â
âNo, by the way, Zhou Ying practices martial arts with a servant girl named Shizhu every morning and evening. According to my observation, sheâs not weak.â
âDo you think youâre a match for her?â
âItâs hard to say. Iâm good at using swords, but Zhou Ying excels in close combat.â
âHow confident are you if I order you to seduce Gu Chengrui?â
Xiaxiang paused for a moment after hearing that. She recalled the few times she had met Gu Chengrui and remembered that he had completely ignored her. She replied reluctantly, â20% confident.â
The leader raised her head and looked at her in surprise. Although Xiaxiang was not very beautiful, she was delicate and charming. Her figure was captivating, and she was overall a beauty.
The leader did not expect her to reply with such low confidence in seducing Gu Chengrui. It seemed that the Gu coupleâs relationship was unimaginably good.
âLetâs give it a try. If it doesnât work, you still have to become Zhou Yingâs confidant as soon as possible.â
âIs there a mission?â Xiaxiangâs eyes lit up as she asked..