The carriage left the city and galloped through the countryside. Gu Yu leaned against the wall of the carriage, the sword in her hand never letting go of Concubine Fang Gui's neck. She was always paying attention to Concubine Fang Gui's every move.
In fact, Princess Fanggui was very calm all the way except for one time when she wanted to strike a sword when she was in a residential house in a deep alley.
Princess Fanggui has an excellent face, with soft facial features. When she closes her eyes, she looks like a Bodhisattva, with eyes full of compassion.
She was twisting a string of Buddhist beads slowly in her hand, and she was reciting some sutra in her mouth.
It doesn’t seem to be a Buddhist scripture or a Taoist scripture.
Gu Yu couldn't understand.
Listening to her whispering, Gu Yu, who had been under high mental pressure, felt a little drowsy, but she did not dare to relax.
Concubine Fanggui seemed to see that Gu Yu was holding on, and whispered: "When you are tired, take a rest. I won't do stupid things again, and there are still your people outside."
Gu Yu shook her head gently, she would not look down upon Concubine Fanggui just because of her compassionate look on her face.
How could she become a noble concubine in the late emperor's filthy harem, and her son almost became a saint? How could he be a simple person who eats fasting and chants Buddha's name?
When they arrived at the river, people from the Water Bandit Village came to meet them.
The carriage was prepared by Prince An, and it was covered with soft cushions.
The boat in front of me is very simple, and it is very inconspicuous when traveling on the water.
Gu Yu said to Concubine Fang Gui: "Concubine Fang Gui, your conditions are limited. I forgive this junior for being rude."
Concubine Fanggui didn't say anything and boarded the ship under the hostage of Gu Yu.
Go all the way back to Water Bandit Village.
She mentioned to Prince An that she would go to Tongning County to replace him in seven days. It was not because she didn't want to rescue Junze early, but in the city that never sleeps, Prince An was too powerful. Even if they were replaced, they wouldn't be able to escape.
For safety reasons, substitutions can only be made at a location that both parties can control.
The reason why it was not arranged directly in Tongning County was because Tongning County was too safe and Gu Yu could not risk Junze's life on Prince An's filial piety.
If Prince An feels that everything is out of her control and attacks the city directly, she will lose more than she gains.
The canal is a good place. Prince An did not know that the water bandits in the canal were Junze's people. Even if there was an ambush, Gu Yu could deal with it.
(Gu Yu didn’t know at that time that Junze had revealed the truth about the canal water bandits in the dungeon in order to delay time, and even blamed it on her.)
And setting the time to seven days is to leave time for yourself.
Seven days is a critical point.
She could delay the arrival of the imperial troops without making Prince An so impatient that he would directly break his skin.
However, in these seven days, she will prepare everything as thoroughly as possible, integrate her troops, create public opinion, win over people's hearts, reserve grain, oil, weapons, etc.
This leaves Junze with a situation that he can directly control, so that he can seamlessly move to the battlefield and deploy his troops.
Otherwise, even if Junze comes back, with the troops in their hands, they will not be able to withstand Prince An's thousands of troops, and they will also be dead.
Likewise, Prince An will not wait any longer.
Prince An will also do what she wants to do.
It depends on which of the two parties strikes faster.
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The city that never sleeps, no, the whole Jiangnan is discussing a ridiculous thing.
Prince An supported Concubine Lingfang and made a high-profile return to Prince An's Mansion from Jinyi Villa in the center of the Evernight City. During this period, he was assassinated by men sent by the Holy Emperor, who vomited blood and complained in public.
But within a day, another news came that Concubine Fanggui was not dead, but was taken to Tongning County by Prince An for recuperation. Someone saw Concubine Fanggui in Tongning County with their own eyes.
People expressed their opinions one after another
Ridiculous, so ridiculous.
Prince An was supporting the coffin, but the person lying in the coffin was not his own mother, and there was such a big drama.
Prince An's Mansion has never held a funeral for Concubine Fanggui, which also illustrates this point.
He actually used his own mother to make a show and fooled the people.
While the people were discussing this matter one after another, they could not help but murmur in their hearts about Prince An's purpose in doing all this.
There has been a lot of turmoil in the Evernight City recently. When several people were discussing this matter, they were arrested by the guards of Prince An's Mansion and disappeared.
Relatives of these people organized a group to go to Prince An's Mansion to complain, but were violently driven away.
However, the more suppressed, the stronger people's desire to discuss.
Prince An remained cold-faced for several days, as if he would avoid strangers.
Gu Yu not only made all his hard work go to waste, but also gave the world the impression of being hypocritical and unfilial.
The body of the fake Concubine Fanggui cannot be buried. I originally wanted to hide it from the world, but unexpectedly Concubine Fanggui was kidnapped by Gu Yu. If this drama continues, Gu Yu will definitely expose it.
hateful.
The Grand Prince walked up to him and said, "Father, should we let the news out first?"
These days, he is a little overwhelmed with catching people spreading bad rumors in the city and dealing with family members who are making trouble.
But rumors are as powerful as tigers. He can suppress them a little in the Evernight City, but he is powerless in other places in Jiangnan.
If this continues, even before the war begins, my father will lose the support of the people and become a joke.
Prince An opened his eyes, and Concubine Fanggui was in Gu Yu's hands. He couldn't sleep at night, his eyes were filled with red bloodshot eyes, and he said, "It's not the time yet."
Releasing it now will only speed up the court's reinforcements. The scandal of the fake Fang Guifei has not yet passed. Releasing it now will not only fail to achieve the desired effect, but will also appear untrustworthy.
He had to wait for the day when the war would actually begin.
All the shame now will be gone by then.
The eldest prince said worriedly: "Yes, father."
Gu Yu's eyes were also covered with red bloodshot eyes. In the past few days, she wished she could break them into two pieces and use them.
Don't let go of even a minute.
The news about Third Master Yin spread quickly, the whole Jiangnan knew about it, and the war was about to break out.
I just don't know when.
Both Gu Yu and Prince An knew that it was the day the hostages were exchanged.
So be careful.
Gu Yu and the water bandits secretly came to Tongning County, only to find that all the officials from the imperial court who accompanied the imperial envoy were there, except for Pingsha and Master Liu.
After leaving Nanwang County, Gu Yu tried many methods but could not contact them. She did not know whether they were alive or dead.
The seven-day appointment was coming soon. Gu Yu stood by the canal and stared at the bright moon in the sky in a daze. Not far away, the soldiers and water bandits gathered together to prepare for tomorrow's exchange of hostages. After seven days of running-in, they quickly integrated into each other.
A collective.
Magistrate Su County walked to her and said: "Led by Nanwang County, Su'an County, Taihe City, Changhuai County, Hui'an County, etc. all took refuge with Prince An. Baotai County, Jinjiang County, and Yongji City sent
Someone sent a message to me in Tongning County, saying that they would support the imperial court. There are still nine counties and seven cities in the rest. I sent people to lobby, but they didn't give a definite answer. I'm still waiting and seeing."
Gu Yudao: "Thank you for your hard work, Magistrate Su. Because of me, Tongning County will bear the brunt and become the first battlefield."