Although the world knows that the style of cutting sleeves is disdainful, in private, many high-ranking officials have some special hobbies. A handsome young man like Gu Yilan is the favorite of these high-ranking officials.
Gu Yilan was quite confused and asked, "Does His Highness the Crown Prince feel distressed?"
"It's a pity that you met the prince with a heart of stone, and the beauty trap doesn't work." Qi Jin clicked his tongue, his eyes a little gloomy, "If Mr. Gu Liu meets the prince of Mobei, he will probably be able to do what he likes."
Gu Yilan sighed: "The common people expected that the prince would not accept this trick, but they couldn't help but want to try it."
Rong Cang's voice was cold: "Is there anything else?"
"When the five million taels of silver are obtained, His Highness can add another three million to slowly empty out the Gu family and leave them in chaos." Gu Yilan thought for a while and added, "Gu Chengye has something to do with Mobei. Involved, and even revealed the purchase of large quantities of grain and grass. Mobei may have scruples, and I heard that he wants to sue for peace and an armistice."
Qi Jin looked at this man in surprise, with a hint of inquiry in his eyes: "Young Master Gu Liu is so well-informed, if it can be used by His Highness the Crown Prince——"
"The common people are willing to be used by His Highness the Crown Prince." Gu Yilan interrupted him and expressed his loyalty, "It would be better if we could have a close relationship."
Ji Ziyi, Qi Jin: "..."
They wanted to know, did this man really have such evil thoughts, or was he deliberately teasing the prince without fear of death?
Either way, they all admired his courage.
"You will stay in the Imperial City for the next few days. After the imperial examination, I will have a detailed chat with you." Rong Cang said in a cold voice, "You can just wander around the major brothels in the Imperial City, but what should you do and what should you not do? Do it, you know it in your heart.”
Gu Yilan was silent: "Yes."
A man like Rong Cang, who has a cold temperament but is upright, probably wouldn't have imagined how unscrupulous a young man like Gu Yilan, who was used to having a lot of makeup, would do anything to achieve his goals.
Long sleeves, good at dancing, exquisite in all directions, and clever at scheming.
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On the eighth day of the sixth lunar month for the palace examination, Rong Cang summoned all civil and military officials and students in the Taiji Palace, and asked questions on the spot. A table was set up in the square outside the hall, and all the candidates lined up to do the questions.
The atmosphere in the East Palace was quiet and strange.
Chu Yunfei sat on the Arhat couch and looked calmly at the young man kneeling in front of him: "Do you want to be the prince's male favorite?"
Young Master Gu Liu pursed his lips and nodded weakly.
Chu Yunfei picked up the tea cup silently, her expression really hard to describe.
Now she not only has to guard against women having inappropriate thoughts about Rong Cang, but she also has to guard against beautiful young men?
She can easily deal with the others because Rong Cang has no thoughts about them. Even Qin Zhilan, the granddaughter of the Qin family, she doesn't look down upon at all.
But the person in front of her really left her speechless for a while. It wasn't that she couldn't handle it, but she had never thought of such a thing.
Chu Yunfei took a sip of tea and said in a calm voice, "Young Master Gu Liu must be joking with me."
"No." Gu Yilan shook his head, his expression looking very serious, "Cao Min really wants to help His Royal Highness, but the Crown Princess should understand that it is difficult to establish trust between people without a close relationship, let alone Cao Min. He is caring for the family, His Highness the Crown Prince has no reason to trust the common people, and the common people have no reason to fully trust the Prince."
Chu Yunfei nodded slowly: "Oh."
Gu Yilan raised his eyebrows: "What does the Crown Princess mean..."
"Why does the prince have to trust you?" Chu Yunfei raised his eyebrows, with a hint of ridicule at the corner of his mouth, "You overestimate your role. The reason why the prince doesn't touch the Gu family now is because he has other plans in his heart, not because of how rich the Gu family is. It’s hard to move, and you’re just a small chess piece at best, why should the prince trust you?”
Gu Yilan frowned slightly: "I can become the most useful chess piece in His Highness the Crown Prince's hands."
"It's your choice whether you want to be a chess piece. If you don't want to, the prince will not force you. At most, when the Gu family is destroyed in the future, there will be one more corpse on the execution ground." Chu Yun raised his lips, but the smile did not reach his eyes. , "But the purpose of this unreasonable request you made is to drag the prince into the quagmire and ruin the reputation of His Highness. It is really ulterior and unforgivable!"
After that, she coldly ordered: "Come here!"
Several chamberlains came in a hurry outside the palace and bowed to obey orders.
Chu Yunfei ordered: "Pull out this Israelite servant and whip him thirty times."
"Yes." The chamberlain walked up and dragged Gu Yilan out.
"Princess." Gu Yilan's expression changed. He didn't expect that Chu Yunfei would take action as soon as he said so. He struggled and begged for mercy, "The common people know they are wrong. The common people are just joking -"
"Are you kidding?" Chu Yunfei looked coldly, "Where is the East Palace? Who is the prince? Are you allowed to talk nonsense here and have fun without distinction? Fifty lashings! Stop his mouth. Go on, I don’t want to hear his begging for mercy and wailing.”
"yes!"
Gu Yilan was quickly pulled out.
Chu Yunfei raised her hand and rubbed the center of her brow, feeling that it was unbelievable that such a thing happened in the East Palace.
After sitting quietly for a moment, she got up and walked out.
Gu Yilan was pressed on the spring stool, and the palace servant held a wide board specially designed for punishing palace servants and pointed it at his buttocks to greet him.
After a few boards, Gu Yilan's face turned pale from the pain, and he looked up at Chu Yunfei pitifully, his eyes clearly begging for mercy and showing weakness.
The corner of Chu Yunfei's mouth twitched.
Gu Yilan is indeed good-looking, and he is very good at pretending to be weak to attract sympathy.
"Uh-huh..." Gu Yilan suddenly struggled, "Uh-huh!"
Chu Yunfei raised his eyebrows: "Do you have something to say?"
"Uh-huh!"
Chu Yunfei turned to signal to Shengxia, who walked over and took out the cloth in his mouth.
"Your Highness the Crown Princess, Gu Chengye is in contact with King Jin'an recently, and... the Chen family of Jingxi, the mother clan of the Queen Mother, is also in contact with King Jin'an, and they are still... still... ah!"
Chu Yunfei raised his hand to stop the palace attendants from continuing the torture.
Gu Yilan rolled down from the spring stool, his face was pale and he was sweating: "The common people... The common people have a lot to say to the Crown Princess, but it is a matter of confidentiality. Please, the Crown Princess... please step aside..."
Chu Yunfei raised her hand to signal the executioner to step back, and returned to the hall to sit down: "If you dare to say any more outrageous words, I will never give you another chance to speak."
"Yes." Gu Yilan knelt on the ground and replied obediently, "I don't dare."
Chu Yunfei saw that his face was pale and frail, his brows slightly furrowed, and he intuitively felt that this person must have received special training to be able to show off various amorous feelings at any time.
How can there be any masculinity in such a pitiful and fragile posture at this time?
