The King of Qin did receive the emperor's order to search the Gu family.
On the day when the incident occurred, the Yamen in charge had already searched Gu Shao's study and found no useful evidence except for the letter submitted by Princess Rongchang.
A frontier cannot be left without a general for a long time.
The emperor asked King Qin to search to see if there were any other evidence. If there was no closer evidence, he asked the Ministry of War to release Gu Shao.
In the emperor's heart, Gu Shao was loyal to the country and would not collaborate with the enemy or betray the country.
Since Princess Rongchang has appealed, she must give an explanation to the people of the court.
By chance, King Qin came into the palace today and volunteered to take on the errand.
King Qin looked at Gu Qingyuan's calm face, his emotions indistinguishable.
Because of her, Pei Jinting took revenge wildly and lost many people around him.
He thought that Gu Qingyuan would show resentment because of Gu Shao's imprisonment, but he didn't expect that she didn't show any resentment at all.
Speaking of which, it was not like he had never had contact with Gu Shao, the Duke of Zhenguo, because of the marriage between Gu Qingyuan and Lu Wenze.
Gu Shao was identified as being of his lineage.
According to him, as the emperor's loyal minister, although Gu Shao was talented, he did not spare any room in his actions.
Sure enough, this time even the person next to him was able to attack him, which shows that the grudge between the couple is deep.
He was watching with cold eyes, seeing Gu Shao being sent to prison and becoming a prisoner. He felt indescribably happy.
In the past, Gu Shao and he were in the same camp in the eyes of outsiders, but in fact, Gu Shao had almost no contact with him in private.
He tried to woo him many times, but Gu Shao rejected them all.
Even once, Lu Wenze wanted to serve in the army, but Gu Shao refused.
This time, he finally took advantage of Gu Shao's return to Beijing to convince Princess Rongchang, otherwise he would never be able to overthrow the famous Zhen Guo Gong.
Thinking of the fleeting glimpses in his memory, King Qin's expression turned dull. He walked up to Gu Qingyuan and said gently,
"Cousin Ayuan, I know that this incident is too sudden, and I also want to fight for justice for the country as soon as possible."
"However, official business is done, and I cannot bend the law for personal gain. You should know that the prince who breaks the law is as guilty as the common people."
"Your Majesty, remembering the past merits of the Duke of Zhen, the guilty family members will not be moved outside, but will only be detained in the palace. However, they are not allowed to have private contact with outsiders."
Although his tone sounded gentle, it conveyed a cold and contemptuous tone.
Gu Qingyuan was not annoyed at all, but spoke openly.
"Your Majesty is absolutely right. Naturally, we have no position to ask His Majesty to bend the law for personal gain. Then, as the wife of the father, the princess will also live in the mansion, right?"
A faint smile appeared on the corner of her lips, and she looked at Princess Rongchang.
Princess Rongchang was very happy watching King Qin deal with Gu Qingyuan.
I thought I would pack up my things and move back to a private house later.
She never thought that Gu Qingyuan would drag her into the water.
As Gu Shao's wife, she is naturally within the scope of the guilty family.
She looked at Gu Qingyuan in shock, her heart suddenly filled with fire, and her face was so gloomy that it was dripping with tears.
Anyway, her face was torn, so she said firmly, "I want to reconcile with your father and go home, so I won't live here to be an eyesore."
"Really?" Gu Qingyuan raised her eyebrows slightly, "Hasn't the princess reconciled yet? We 'mother and daughter' haven't seen each other for a long time, so we always have to catch up on old times."
She knew clearly that Princess Rongchang took the half-true letter to accuse her father of collaborating with the enemy and treason.
Although there is a reason for revenge for the cold treatment of his father for many years, it may not be without external force.
If they were still under the same roof, she could always find clues, so that she could overturn her father's case.
The reason why I brought it up now is to stop the possibility of Princess Rongchang leaving the mansion.
After hearing this, King Qin looked at Gu Qingyuan silently, with unexplained waves in his eyes.
When Gu Qingyuan saw that King Qin didn't answer, it was clear that his expression said everything.
"It's getting late. We're the 'favorites' who won't waste the prince's time. We'll take our leave."
After saying that, he glanced at Princess Rongchang and walked towards the door of the mansion.
After Gu Qingyuan left, Princess Rongchang looked at King Qin angrily, "The Duke's Mansion was raided twice and everything is in a mess."
"I'm not used to living here. You can't really let me live here."
King Qin glanced at Princess Rongchang casually and said, "Aunt, you are the wife of the Duke of Zhenguo. Where can you live if you don't live here?"
Princess Rongchang's face turned blue and white, and she thought King Qin was joking.
"What are you talking about? I took the letter to report Gu Shao. This is not what I wanted. It was not you..."
"Aunt, shut up." King Qin said coldly, "No one is forcing you to go."
Princess Rongchang was shocked and angry, her eyes widened, and she couldn't spit out a breath or swallow it.
"You, you..."
King Qin straightened his sleeves and ignored Princess Rongchang's furious rage. He entered the Duke's Mansion and watched everyone ransack the house.
Searching homes is something everyone likes to do.
The people brought by King Qin gathered around the study. Someone had already checked the study before. However, they left without finding any information.
But now, King Qin gave an order to pry brick by brick, even a mouse had nowhere to hide.
No matter how carefully they investigate.
Naturally, they returned in vain.
How could King Qin be willing to do so?
He led people into the backyard.
In order to fear that Gu Qingyuan and the others would take advantage of the chaos to escape or cause trouble, the King of Qin sent a group of people to gather Gu Qingyuan, Princess Rongchang and their servants in the courtyard.
Keep it under custody for now.
Except for a few of the servants in the Duke's mansion who were born into the family, many of the others were disabled soldiers who had retired from Gu Shao's army.
At this time, they gathered around Gu Qingyuan, looking like a guard.
A few of the soft-hearted soldiers were also worried at this moment, wiping their red eye circles with their sleeves from time to time.
Princess Rongchang sat in another corner, followed by only a few maids and old ladies.
Seeing the person next to Gu Qingyuan, she snorted coldly.
Gu Qingyuan used her identity as the wife of the Duke of Zhen to trap Princess Rongchang in the Duke's Mansion, which made Princess Rongchang feel angry.
Now seeing those veterans protecting Gu Qingyuan, she was even more furious and said coldly,
"Come here, drive out these people with missing arms and legs, so that they don't stain the eyes of this princess."
The veterans were injured on the battlefield and then retreated. Most of those Gu Shao brought home were alone and had nowhere to go, so he took them in.
No matter how downcast they are now, they all made great contributions to the Zhou Dynasty back then.
Besides, their ugliness today is also a result of their meritorious service on the battlefield.
Gu Qingyuan lowered her face and immediately said, "Indeed, it's time to change rooms. Some people seem to be good at it, but in fact they only have slop in their heads."
"Come here, I want to change rooms."
Princess Rongchang pointed at Gu Qingyuan, her fingertips trembling, and she couldn't say a single word, but kept saying, "You...you...you..."
Gu Qingyuan said that the person who was talking about her was talking about her.
Princess Rongchang was filled with hatred.
The more I looked at it, the more I realized that Gu Qingyuan was very similar to the deceased Qin.
Suddenly, cold sweat broke out on my spine, and I felt like I had seen a ghost.