Those who had gone out to search all came back. Only Gu Weicong had not returned. Everyone gathered in Xiangtan Courtyard to wait. As time passed, they felt more uneasy.
"I'll go find Second Uncle," Gu Changrui said.
"Don't go!" The old matriarch slapped the table loudly. "Second Brother knows his limits. The people around him are not to be trifled with. He hasn't come back yet because he's delayed by something. He will come back."
The old matriarch might look dim-sighted, but she was actually very smart and strong. No one dared to disobey her.
Huarong leaned against her grandmother and gently held her old hand. Under her strong appearance, her grandmother was also very weak.
Silence. A terrifying silence spread through the air, accompanied by fatal tension.
Suddenly, Gu Qing came in to report. "Second Master is back!"
Instantly, everyone's hearts jumped. They couldn't help but look outside the door. Sure enough, they saw Gu Weicong rush in.
"Mother, Eldest Brother, something happened!" Gu Weicong's first words made everyone's hearts rise again.
"Speak slowly," the Old Man said.
Madam Zhou hurriedly poured tea for him and smoothed his breathing. Gu Weicong did not have the women and children avoid him. "The Crown Prince is forcing the abdication!"
"What?" Gu Weikai was shocked. "Why is the Crown Prince forcing the abdication? Is the matter at the south bank related to the Crown Prince? "
Gu Weicong nodded. "Yes, the Crown Prince imported a batch of weapons from overseas and the Ninth Prince's people found it. But it's fine now. The Crown Prince has lost."
Usually, the Crown Prince who forced the abdication did not have a good ending and lost a lot. Huarong was not surprised. She was only curious what it had to do with the Yue Family. The Yue Family was not related to the Crown Prince. "Anin, I heard at the south bank that the Department of Shipping is no longer under Official Lou's control. What's going on?"
"Official Lou has been demoted to Qian Province, and Lord Yue. Ah, yesterday he was a powerful official, today he is a prisoner," Gu Weicong continued in a heart-wrenching tone.
"Lord Yue has been imprisoned?" Huarong was shocked again.
"Not to the extent of being imprisoned. I only heard that one of his disciples was implicated due to corruption. The Emperor took into consideration that he was already old, so he allowed him to retire and return to his hometown."
Huarong frowned deeply. He had a feeling that things were not that simple. He was afraid that Lord Yue had lost his Sacred Heart. Otherwise, he would not have returned to his hometown after being implicated.
"These things have nothing to do with us. Don't go out these days. It's chaotic outside."
Yesterday, it was still a world of peace and prosperity. Today, the words' turmoil and chaos of war 'were used. The affairs of the world were truly unpredictable.
Returning to the Moon Embracing Pavilion, Huarong felt strange no matter how he thought about it. He felt as if something had been overlooked. His heart was in turmoil, unable to calm down.
Unable to figure it out, Huarong didn't sleep the entire night. The next day, the manor was noisy and noisy. She was furious, "Shuxiu! Why is it so noisy outside? "
"Miss, it's not good. The Yue Clan has sent people to our house to make trouble." Shuxiu hurried in, "Madam asked you not to go out."
"Make trouble?" Huarong was shocked once again, "What trouble?"
"The Yue Clan said that our Young Master was indecent and seduced Miss Yue. They want our Gu Clan to give them an explanation." Shuxiu said indignantly, "I thought that the Yue Clan was a scholarly family and would definitely care about their reputation. I didn't expect them to be so shameless. Our Seventh Young Master doesn't even step out of the house. When did he seduce their Miss? Don't make it so ugly even if you're maliciously slandering us! Moreover, with our Seventh Young Master's talent, he could find anyone! "
Huarong's eyes widened, "You're saying that the Yue Clan said that Brother Seven seduced their Miss?"
"Yes, they're really shameless. Our Seventh Young Master is pure and virtuous. How could he do such a despicable thing?" Shuxiu felt that it was unfair for Gu Changan.
Huarong was puzzled, "Quickly go and find out which Miss Yue was seduced. What if it was me who caused the trouble?"
She couldn't help but think that way. It was because she had flirted with so many girls all these years … It was really a sin.
Shuxiu left reluctantly. She came back in a short while and was even angrier. Her little face was puffed up with anger, as if she wanted to eat someone, "Miss, I've found out. It's Lord Yue's daughter."
Wasn't this the cross-dressing Miss Yue? Huarong got up, "Help me change my clothes. I'll go and find out what's going on."
After freshening up, Huarong went straight to the front yard. She didn't expect to hear Lin Heqing's voice before she even showed her face. "I've been with Changan every day. I don't know any Miss Yue. Today, I'd like to see who's lying and slandering Changan. Where's Changan?"
Huarong stopped in her tracks and asked Shuxiu in a low voice, "Why is he here?"
"I don't know … Maybe he knows that the Yue Clan has wronged the Seventh Young Master, so he's here to seek justice."
Huarong facepalmed, her face twisted, "Where's Brother Seven?"
Before Shuxiu could reply, a clear voice came from the front, "Are you looking for Gu Changan? This is him. "
She didn't need to guess from the voice to know that it was the cross-dressing Miss Yue.
Huarong felt a toothache, neck, waist, legs, and the most painful part was her head.
Lin Heqing didn't take it seriously. She even fearlessly said to Miss Yue, who had changed back into her female clothes, "Who are you trying to fool? Do you think I don't know Changan? How can this young master be Changan with his tender skin? "
Huarong shook her head. She couldn't hide it anymore. But what did Lin Heqing mean? She rushed out a few steps, "Lin Heqing, are you saying that I'm thick-skinned?!"
"Changan, you're finally here …" He almost recognized Huarong at a glance and blurted out. But halfway through, he was shocked, "You, you, you, how did you disguise as a woman?"
"I am a woman, you're the one who didn't recognize me," Huarong said sternly, but winked at Lin Heqing, hinting at her.
Lin Heqing understood and immediately shut up. She looked at the people from the Yue Clan. Good heavens, even the eldest son of Lord Yue was here, standing there with an ashen face.
Oh my god, it scared her to death. Lin Heqing shrank her neck and stood aside. She didn't dare to ask Huarong why he suddenly became a woman.
"Are you done? If you're done, please give me an explanation. " Lord Yue's eldest son, Yue Huanshan, said. His voice was neither fast nor slow, neither light nor heavy, but it sounded threatening.
Huarong stood aside and didn't say anything. Her gaze fell on Miss Yue. She saw Miss Yue hiding behind Gu Changan, her face full of tears, "Big brother, Seventh Young Master and I love each other, please fulfill my wish! Big brother, I beg you. "
Before Gu Weikai could say anything, Miss Yue knelt down with tears in her eyes. She was exactly the same as the young lady from a rich family who wanted to elope with a poor boy in Huarong's memory.
"Get up! Haven't you embarrassed yourself enough?! " Yue Huanshan went over to pull Miss Yue up, but Gu Changan stood in front of him. Although he didn't say anything, he showed a protective stance.
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