Chapter 3 The Wild Seed Belongs to Prince Rui
As the funeral procession gradually left, Gu Jiuling lowered his head and stared at the jade pendant in his hand.
The finest mutton-fat jade is engraved with a chi pattern that symbolizes the identity of the prince, and a cold character "Yin" is engraved on the back. The jade pendant has just been taken off from the man's body, and it still has a hint of warmth.
Gu Jiuling's heart moved. Xiao Yin didn't seem to be as ruthless as people said.
She put the jade pendant away, subconsciously touched her abdomen, and frowned.
At the palace banquet that day, she was drugged by her concubine. She was so groggy that she was dragged into an unused room by several palace servants.
Later, someone broke in, tore her clothes, and pulled down the gauze to cover her eyes. Then there was a shameful chaos until she completely fainted.
The only thing she remembered was that during the struggle, her hand touched the man's hot chest, and there seemed to be a scar running across it.
Gu Jiuling took a deep breath. She must catch that beast and seek justice for herself and the child in her belly.
The carriage Gu Jiuling was riding in stopped at the door of Prime Minister Gu's Mansion. Before Gu Jiuling could reach the front hall, he heard waves of women's screams coming from the front yard.
She hurriedly took a few steps and saw a thin girl tied to a wooden stool in front of the court. The servant of the prime minister's house swung a wooden stick and hit her hard on her body.
Even though the girl was about to be beaten to death, she still held her neck and yelled.
"Mr. Lin! You must die a happy death!"
"The affairs in the palace were set up by the second young lady! You want to kill the eldest lady! I...I will not let you go even if I am a ghost!"
It is the eldest girl beside Gu Jiuling, Jiuyue, who doesn't want to be so loyal to protect her?
The servant has already received Mrs. Lin's signal and must kill this little bitch today.
He swung the board and smashed it towards Yue Yue. Suddenly his wrist was tightly clamped and the board stopped in mid-air.
The servant was stunned and quickly turned away, meeting Gu Jiuling's cold eyes.
Gu Jiuling's eyebrows were gloomy and he said coldly: "Stop!"
"Little beast! How dare you come back?" came a cold voice from the doorway.
A middle-aged man wearing an indigo brocade robe stood at the entrance. He was still handsome even in middle age. It was Gu Shijie, the prime minister of the Southern Qi Dynasty.
Mrs. Lin is next to him, with a beautiful appearance.
The second young lady of the Gu family, Gu Nanxiang, stood obediently behind the two of them, with an elegant posture and a beautiful face.
Gu Jiuling raised his eyes and looked at the neat family on the steps, and sneered secretly, the original owner's mother was a fool.
The Du family of Jiu Mu, the richest man in the Southern Qi Dynasty, was the only daughter of the Du family, but she fell in love with a poor scholar.
Her ruthless father almost died of illness when he went to Beijing to take the exam. He met her mother, treated him, and gave him money to buy books and ink for him. This is how she became the Tanhua Lang.
It's just that Gu Shijie had a long-standing relationship with the concubine of Duke Anguo, and even secretly gave birth to a son.
Mrs. Du got married, gave birth to a daughter, and became pregnant with a son. Only then did she find out that her husband was raising another child, and she eventually got sick and died after giving birth to a son.
Gu Jiuling laughed out loud.
"Father, what you said means that your daughter doesn't dare to come back?"
She raised her head and glanced at the pavilions and pavilions around her: "The entire Gu Xiang's Mansion was built with my mother's money. Some wild species raised outside can live in it. The eldest daughter of my majestic Prime Minister's Mansion, my late wife Du Shi
Why can’t my biological daughter live here?”
As soon as Gu Jiuling finished speaking, Mrs. Lin, who was standing on the side, suddenly turned gloomy. She and her eldest son lived secretly outside for several years, and only after the old guy from the Du family died, did they dare to move into Prime Minister Gu's mansion.
Who are you calling a bastard?
"Sir! Do you think the eldest lady is speaking in human language?"
Mrs. Lin covered her lips and cried: "She is pregnant with a bastard, and today she is involved with Prince Rui! She is shameless! But she came to arrange a concubine?"
Prime Minister Gu was extremely angry and shouted: "Come here! Just tie me up and beat him to death! Our Gu family cannot tolerate a shameless person like you!"
"Ha! You have such a strong tone!" Gu Jiuling slowly took out the jade pendant given to him by Prince Rui from his waist, "Prince Rui has promised to marry me, but I want to see who dares to lay a finger on me today?"
Gu Nanxiang had never seen such an arrogant Gu Jiuling before. He felt like he was a different person. He couldn't help but frown, and there was a trace of resentment in his eyes.
As long as Gu Jiuling doesn't die, she will never get her dowry, and she won't be able to get past this sister-in-law.
Gu Nanxiang couldn't help but sneered: "You keep calling bastard, bastard, but you want to tell me whose bastard is in your belly? Do you really think His Highness Prince Rui will take care of you? Are you dreaming?"
"The child is my king's," suddenly a cold voice penetrated, followed by the sound of rapid footsteps.
A group of guards wearing royal robes walked in hurriedly. The left and right sides separated, and a tall man slowly walked in.
A brocade robe embroidered with black gold patterns and a black jade gilt belt tightly tied around his waist accentuated his strong figure.
The eyebrows are slightly drooped, and the ends of the eyes are slightly raised, which adds a touch of beauty. There is always a sinister look on his face, which makes people look frightened.
It was none other than the noble Nine Emperors Shurui King of the Southern Qi Dynasty.
Prince Rui suddenly arrived, and everyone in Prime Minister Gu's mansion was stunned for a moment.
Ling Feng, one of Prince Rui's confidants, brought a chair. Xiao Yin slowly slumped down on the chair and looked at the Gu family with a smile.
Gu Jiuling was a little surprised, but then she calmed down. It seemed that the poison on Prince Rui was imminent, and he didn't want anything to happen to her.
Prime Minister Gu hurriedly brought Lin and others over to salute, but his heart was extremely uneasy.
Gu Jiuling walked up to Xiao Yin, and before she spoke, she covered her lips with a handkerchief and cried.
When she cried, she stole Lin's signature move and made Lin feel a little at a loss.
"Your Majesty," Gu Jiuling squeezed his thigh and cried out in tears: "Your Majesty, you must make the decision for me!"
"My daughter and the prince are so in love with each other that they can't help themselves and are pregnant with our child. Don't you want them to say that this child is a bastard?"
"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu... How can I live like this?"
"It's fine that they insulted the courtiers, but... the prince is a royal nobleman!"
Xiao Yin coughed, and there was a hint of smile in his eyes.
"Oh? Who said that the king's child is a bastard?"
Gu Jiuling glanced at Gu Nanxiang carefully, and Gu Nanxiang's expression changed drastically.
"My lord...my maid..."
Xiao Yin didn't wait for her to finish her words, his face darkened, and he leaned back on the chair: "Here comes someone! Palm!"
Gu Nanxiang was stunned. Gu Xiang, who was on the side, stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, this daughter of yours is ignorant and talks nonsense. Besides, there has been a quarrel between the sisters for a while..."
Xiao Yin looked at him coldly, and Prime Minister Gu couldn't speak anymore. He was horrified. Xiao Yin actually came to stand up for that unfilial daughter?
Xiao Yin lowered his eyes and slowly turned the black jade finger: "I am just a little concubine of the prime minister's house, but she dares to talk about the royal bloodline and slander the king's children, and she will be slapped lightly."
"Come on! Fight!"
"Father! Father! Mother! Mother, save me!!"
The guards of Prince Rui's Mansion immediately pushed Gu Nanxiang to his knees on the ground, and placed a foot-wide wooden board on Gu Nanxiang's mouth.
Gu Nanxiang immediately screamed, and Mrs. Lin on the side realized the viciousness of King Shangjing Rui.
She hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed to beg for mercy for her daughter.
Gu Jiuling timidly tugged on Xiao Yin's sleeve and pointed at Mrs. Lin: "Your Majesty, she just called our child a bastard."
Xiao Yin's eyes flashed, he was a little bastard who was pushing his limits.
He smiled: "Come here! Give Lin a slap in the face."
"Your Majesty!" Mr. Gu said with a cold face: "Your Majesty, no matter what, my wife is still the wife of the Prime Minister. Your Majesty behaves like this..."
"Oh?" Gu Jiuling laughed out loud, "Father, what you said is wrong."
"Madam of the Prime Minister? Does Mrs. Lin have a royal title like my mother? Did His Majesty grant the marriage? Did the official media recognize it? Has the Yuelao Temple been revealed? There is nothing, you just brought it up yourself, right?
Is this still called a wife? Which official’s wife in Beijing doesn’t have a royal title?”
"Oh, I forgot, Lin is a concubine! What? A concubine from the prime minister's house can insult the royal bloodline as a bastard?"
Xiao Yin couldn't help but chuckle, feeling that the princess he married this time was a bit interesting.
"Hit!" Xiao Yin said lightly.
"No! No! Master, save me! Master!!"
Immediately, Prime Minister Gu's mansion was filled with cries and shouts, and it was very lively.
When Xiao Yin came forward like this, Prime Minister Gu dared to deal with Gu Jiuling again, so he could only endure this bad breath.
Not long after, the delicate Lin mother and daughter were beaten into pig heads, and they didn't even have the strength to shout for help.
Xiao Yin then slowly stood up, stretched, and looked at Gu Jiuling: "I will come to marry you tomorrow, remember... to bring a dowry."
Gu Jiuling finally let out a bad breath. Not to mention the dowry, gold and silver should be paid to this uncle.
Chapter completed!