Rebirth and Marriage: I am the Mistress of the Palace

Chapter 683 Father thinks I don’t want to live an idle life?

Gu Qianhan's heart was moved when he heard this. Childish? It seemed that there was indeed a hint of childishness.

But the emperor is old and naturally would not do such a childish thing, but the prince might.

But if this letter was forged by the prince, then in the previous life, the letter that his father wrote about treason was also forged by the prince!

He always thought that the letter was forged by the emperor so that he could help the prince get rid of the Gu family after he ascended the throne.

However, it doesn’t really matter who forged the letter, because the result is the same, and neither he nor the Gu family can afford such a result.

Gu Qianhan looked at Gu Rongchang indifferently: "Even if the letter was not forged by the emperor, it was forged by the prince. The purpose was naturally not to vent Xiao Qingyuan's anger, nor to disgust me, but to suppress the Gu family by humiliating Atang."

Gu Rongchang frowned. "The Crown Prince? He's kind and gentle. He listens to everything I say and treats you kindly. How could he do something so despicable?"

"Father doesn't believe it?"

"It's not that I don't trust you, but there must be something fishy about this matter. The Crown Prince has always been on the side of our Gu family because he knows that our Duke's Mansion is his greatest support. Although he does occasionally feel a little dissatisfied and thinks I'm too involved, I am his uncle after all, and he still knows who is close and who is not."

Gu Qianhan actually knew how his father felt now, because he was the same in the past, trusting the prince and thinking that they were a family with the prince.

Before the Gu family was wiped out, he actually had a pretty good relationship with the prince, because the prince behaved like a gentle gentleman and a kind crown prince.

Although he was occasionally dissatisfied with the Gu family, the prince always sided with the Gu family and Gu Rongchang in many matters. Needless to say, he was even more concerned about Gu Qianning and took good care of her. If Gu Qianning looked at something for a second longer, that thing would be sent to the Gu family the next day.

Therefore, no one in the Gu family took the prince's dissatisfaction seriously. After all, Gu Rongchang, as his uncle, was indeed powerful, and it was normal for the prince, his nephew, to have some complaints.

The emperor was unwilling to let the Gu family produce another queen, but the prince still married Gu Qianning and made her his crown princess. Later, he did make Gu Qianning the queen.

Gu Qianning had been married to the prince for nine years without giving birth to a child, but the prince never said anything. The ministers wrote to the prince asking him to take a concubine, but the prince ignored the objections and insisted on not taking a concubine or having a concubine.

Back then, even his father and mother were anxious, and even Gu Qianning herself was very anxious. They wanted to raise the maidservant around her to be the prince's concubine, but the prince stopped them.

He said that only An Ning was enough for him. He endured tremendous pressure to comfort Gu Qianning and his father and mother.

For a long time, his father, mother and sister were almost always grateful for his kindness and thought he was the best man in the world.

No one would doubt such a prince, not even Gu Qianhan.

So when the Gu family was accused of treason and their entire family was executed, no one realized what was going on.

"If Father doesn't believe that the letter was forged by the Crown Prince, then feel free to investigate."

Gu Qianhan's expression was indifferent. "You have been in a high position for a long time. You are used to the Crown Prince's flattery and you are no longer aware of his murderous intentions towards you and the Gu family. If this incident can make you notice something unusual, it can barely be considered a good thing."

"However, if the Crown Prince can forge Atang's letter to Xiao Qingyuan today, he can forge your letter of treason someday. By the time you notice something is wrong, it will be too late."

Gu Rongchang slammed the table in anger, "What nonsense are you talking about! You've grown so powerful now, you dare to say anything so outrageous?!"

"Is this treason? I have something even more treasonous to do, but I'm afraid Father won't dare to listen!"

Gu Rongchang knew exactly what he was going to do. Shocked and terrified, he covered his aching chest with his hands. "You evil creature! You're going to kill the entire Gu family! I'm telling you, no matter what you're going to do, you have to stop! This isn't a joke!"

"I'm not taking this lightly. I'm risking my life and property to survive!"

"Asshole! Is this something you can gamble on? If you want to die, I won't stop you! But you can't let the entire Gu family die with you!"

"No, I can die, and the entire Gu family can die, but Atang cannot die!"

"You! What did you say?!"

"Because she didn't originally belong to this dead end. I dragged her into it. She was punished today because of the Gu family's involvement! The emperor couldn't choose to punish you or me, so he chose a weak woman like Atang! If he were a wise and benevolent ruler, he would never do such a despicable and shameless thing!"

Gu Rongchang's face looked very ugly. He knew that Shen Wantang was very important to his son, but he didn't expect that Shen Wantang would be so important to his son!

He had served the emperor for so many years, how could he not know that the emperor was not a benevolent ruler? What benevolent ruler would slaughter almost all of his own brothers? What benevolent ruler would even suspect and suppress the soldiers stationed at the border who risked their lives? What benevolent ruler would rely heavily on eunuchs and the Imperial Guard?

But the emperor is not a benevolent ruler, and the prince will definitely be one in the future!

Isn’t it enough for you to just assist the prince?

Treason? This puts the entire Gu family's heads on the edge of a knife!

But Gu Rongchang knew that since his son had said so much, he must have made up his mind long ago. It was definitely not a spur-of-the-moment decision, nor was it just talk.

Gu Rongchang's heart was beating so fast that his palms were sweating. "Qianhan, calm down. You said Tang'er can't die, but what you did didn't you disregard her safety?"

"Did she marry you just to lose her head with you? She was suddenly summoned to the palace for punishment today, which was also an accident. Didn't I rush to rescue her as soon as I heard she was summoned to the palace, fearing that she would be wronged?"

"Just live a peaceful and stable life, don't think about those unnecessary things. I'll support the Gu family, so nothing will happen."

"Oh, and your eldest brother, he's the Crown Prince's tutor. Although he's only a fourth-rank official now, he'll be promoted to third-rank soon. Once he's gained enough experience, he'll be able to enter the cabinet and hold real power!"

"When your sister marries into the Eastern Palace and takes the position of Crown Princess, the Gu family will be more stable. Then you and Tang'er can have a child and live your leisurely days happily together, wouldn't that be nice?"

Gu Qianhan's eyes flushed red, and he suddenly burst into laughter: "Father, do you think I don't want to live a leisurely life? Do you think I'm bored enough to bring Atang along on an adventure with me?"

Seeing that his smile didn't reach his eyes, and that his smile was inexplicably sad and desolate, Gu Rongchang was stunned: "Qianhan, you——"

"It's not that I don't want to, it's that I can't! They won't allow it!"