"That's right, Qing'er, is she in your residence?" Su Yun's eyes were filled with passion.
Fan Xian pretended to be puzzled, "Crown Prince, there is indeed someone called Qing'er, but what does she have to do with you?"
Su Yun let out a long sigh. "You may not know this, but Qing 'er's real name is Gu Qing. She is the former Prime Minister, an academician of the Sacred Royal Institute, and this King's mentor. She is also this King's childhood sweetheart."
"What!?" Su Qingxue was stunned, "She is Prime Minister Gu's daughter!?"
Fan Xian frowned, "Princess, who is Gu Shenyi?"
A trace of lingering fear appeared in Qingxue's eyes as she said, "Prime Minister Gu's matter is a bit complicated. Although I've heard a lot, I'm definitely not as clear as the Crown Prince.
Su Yun nodded his head, and said: "Gu Shen Yi is the head of the Gu Family, a famous family of scholars. Although the Gu Family is a small family among the chosen ones, they have always produced scholars.
His Imperial Father had always set his sights on becoming a Ming Emperor who excelled in both literature and martial arts. That was why he thought highly of Prime Minister Gu who was good at governing the country with scholars.
For example, many of Imperial Tutor Chu's technologies were promoted by Prime Minister Gu single-handedly, despite the objections of the masses.
However, the higher Prime Minister Gu's achievements, the more powerful the civil officials became. Naturally, the military officials were afraid and dissatisfied.
Ten years ago, a group of noble officials led by Imperial Uncle Luo Beiwang impeached Prime Minister Gu, accusing him of corruption.
After the Shadow Guards had investigated, they discovered that there were indeed some assets of unknown origins, all of which were held under the Gu Family's name.
At that time, there were also a few civil officials who voluntarily admitted to buying official positions from Prime Minister Gu. They even said that they had offered beautiful women to Prime Minister Gu when they were patrolling some cities.
At that time, his father, the Emperor, was enraged and sent the entire Gu Clan to the Wilderness. Their life and death were all up to fate, and they would never be able to return to the battlefield.
Five years ago, a few of Prime Minister Gu's students tried to reopen the case for him. They found that there were many suspicious points in the case and many witnesses had mysteriously disappeared, so they requested for a retrial.
At that time, it happened to be Grandfather Emeritus's one hundred and fiftieth birthday, and there was a general amnesty. Imperial Father, on account of Deputy Minister Gu's great contributions to the war, directly pardoned the Gu Clan's great crimes, but reduced them to commoners. "
Hearing this, Ye Fan had a rough idea of what to do.
He didn't believe that this Emperor of the Underworld was so stupid that he couldn't even see through such a clumsy slander.
To put it bluntly, it was just the Art of Emperors to check and balance.
Gu Shenyi's side was too powerful, so he looked for Luo Beiwang, the imperial uncle, and a group of nobles to suppress them.
After finding a reason to get rid of Gu Shanyi, he would show benevolence a few years later and lighten his punishment.
Ye Fan had seen this kind of method many times in ancient history.
At that time, Gu Shanyi should have been extremely glorious, but he did not retreat in the face of danger. He could only say that he was careless, and could not completely blame the Emperor of the Underworld for being heartless.
No matter who became the emperor, they wouldn't want to see the officials under them seriously tilted.
"Qing 'er and I have known each other since we were young. I even wanted to marry her as the Crown Princess when I grew up, but I didn't expect the heavens to make a fool out of me.
However, ever since Imperial Father pardoned the Gu Clan five years ago, I've been sending people to keep an eye out for news from the Wildlands, looking for the whereabouts of the Gu Clan.
Later on, he found out that his master had died of illness in the Wildlands, and Qing 'er's whereabouts were also unknown.
Originally, I thought that I would never see Qing 'er again in this life, but who would have thought that a few days ago, during the Courtesan Competition, I saw a picture of the Courtesan Belle on the internet. It was actually Qing' er! "
Speaking to this point, the excitement in Su Yun's eyes was overflowing.
Fan Xian had an understanding smile on his face, but in his heart, he was cursing.
This Ye Weiyang's plan was to marry the crown prince, but she was worried about Gu Qing's existence, so she didn't want the crown prince to notice Gu Qing.
Damn it, why didn't this Ye Weiyang say it earlier!? Could it be for the sake of face!?
If he had known earlier that this Gu Qing was the crown prince's childhood sweetheart, he would definitely have been more vigilant. Even if he was beaten to death, he wouldn't have gotten involved in this mess!
If he didn't choose Gu Qing as the Courtesan Belle, then the crown prince wouldn't have noticed this woman and wouldn't have happened today.
The lingering fear in Qingxue's eyes clearly explained this problem.
If Ye Fan really had something to do with Gu Qing, would Su Yun really be able to swallow this anger?
No wonder, this Gu Qing had been to the Wilderness. No wonder she was so mysterious. This woman was probably filled with hatred towards the royal family and was secretly planning to take revenge.
"Crown Prince." Su Qingxue organized her thoughts and said, "I admire the crown prince's deep feelings, but after all, Qing'er came out from the Rainbow Cloud Workshop.
"Even if she is no longer a sinner, there is still a great disparity in status between the crown prince and her. I'm afraid it will be very difficult for the two of you to have any results."
"Qingxue, This King naturally knows that it is temporarily impossible to bring Qing'er back to the palace. However, one day, when This King inherits the throne, how difficult would it be to bring Qing'er back to my side?" Su Yun said with a face full of anticipation.
Ye Fan narrowed his eyes, and Su Qingxue, who was at the side, also had a complicated look in her eyes.
If these words were to reach the ears of the Emperor of the Underworld, then this crown prince would probably be at the end of his road.
Sure enough, Su Yun's expression was also a little flustered, and he quickly smiled and said, "Of course, This King is still far from Royal Father. I still need time and effort to win Royal Father's recognition.
But before that, This King would like to ask the two of you to take good care of Qing'er for This King. This King doesn't want her to suffer any grievances.
After all, we are a family. With such a small request, Qingxue and Prince Consort should be able to satisfy This King, right? "
"Crown Prince, you can rest assured on this point. Since Qing'er is a member of the Marquis' Mansion, I naturally won't let anyone bully her. It's just that I'm afraid it's impossible to serve her like a young miss." Su Qingxue said.
"Of course this king understands. She is now a servant girl. This king means that as long as she doesn't go too far, it's fine." As he said that, Su Yun intentionally or unintentionally looked at Ye Fan.
Ye Fan smiled, "Crown Prince, don't worry, Qing'er is fine."
Su Yun let out a long sigh of relief, "That's good, that's good!"
After explaining a few more things, Su Yun took out a letter and handed it over to Su Qingxue.
"Qingxue, please give this letter to Qing'er. Tell her that This King wants to see her. Please keep today's matter a secret for This King."
Su Qingxue and Ye Fan looked at each other, feeling somewhat helpless. This crown prince probably wanted Gu Qing before he could ascend the throne.
After sending Su Yun off, Ye Fan and Su Qingxue returned to the backyard.
"Xiao Xue, could it be that there are spies from the palace in our mansion?" Ye Fan muttered.
"Of course, otherwise the Crown Prince wouldn't be so coincidental. Something happened last night and he came this morning." Su Qingxue's eyes were thoughtful as she said, "Fortunately, husband, you are a rare good man in this world. Otherwise, it would be troublesome." leaf
Fan Xian smiled embarrassedly, but in his heart, he was depressed. This time, he really had to be more polite to Gu Qing.
The key was that Ye Weiyang was probably going to treat him as an enemy. Even if she was purely interested in the position of the Crown Princess, the person in the Crown Prince's heart was not her.
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