Gu Yilan lowered his head, unaware of Chu Yunfei's inner thoughts, and only talked: "Gu Chengye doesn't believe in the sincerity of His Highness the Crown Prince. He has been a little restless recently, and there are too many things happening in the palace. The imperial concubine has lost power, and Prince Chen has Being placed under house arrest, the prime minister was suspended... Gu Chengye got the news. He thought that the prince would deal with the Gu family next, and he had to take precautions early, so he sent people to the fief of King Jin'an, hoping that the fate of the Gu family would depend on King Jin'an. On the body."
Although the imperial concubine belongs to the Gu family, the imperial concubine, mother and son have lost power. The Gu family must find new allies to cooperate with and join forces to fight against the prince.
Chu Yunfei pondered: "You just said that the Queen Mother's family and the Chen family also tried to contact King Jin'an?"
Gu Yilan shook his head: "It's not an attempt, but the connection between King Jin'an and the Chen family has never been broken."
Chu Yunfei asked: "Have you told the prince these words?"
"No."
"Why didn't you tell the prince?"
"Because..." Gu Yilan lowered his eyes, sweat glistening on his white forehead, and there was a hint of fear in his voice, "These are the bargaining chips of the common people. The common people want to hold them in their hands and fight for their own benefits at the appropriate time. "
Chu Yunfei sneered: "But you told me now."
Gu Yilan's voice was timid: "Because ordinary people are afraid of pain and cannot bear the severe punishment."
Chu Yunfei was silent for a moment, looking at him with a really weird look: "Aren't you afraid of death?"
Gu Yilan thought for a while and said honestly: "It's okay to die. The common people have been mentally prepared, and death happens in an instant. After death, you will feel nothing. But pain is a continuous feeling. It will It makes people feel pain, and grassroots people are most afraid of pain."
"You are really honest." Chu Yunfei smiled half-heartedly, "Besides, what else do you know?"
Gu Yilan raised his head weakly: "Can the Crown Princess exempt me from punishment?"
Chu Yunfei said: "As long as what you say is useful and it is true."
Gu Yilan lowered his eyes: "Gu Chengye ordered someone to send a message to the southern border, saying that Prince Qi was about to be slandered as a collaborator with the enemy and treason, and that the people who slandered him had sufficient evidence. In order to make the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty think that Prince Qi was really true. Collaborating with the enemy. If the emperor locks him up, then Marquis Zhongyi and the eldest princess will inevitably be involved."
Slandering Qi Jin as a collaborator?
Chu Yunfei frowned, thinking of Marquis Zhongyi and the eldest princess who were guarding southern Xinjiang. Did Gu Chengye want to use the help of the court to get rid of Marquis Zhongyi and his family, causing a change of generals in Southern Xinjiang?
This conspiracy is really vicious and despicable.
Chu Yunfei stared at Gu Yilan: "How do you know this?"
"The common people shuttle between the major Qin buildings and Chu palaces, so that the commanders in charge of the military, the rich gentry, the local state officials and merchants all fall in love with me, and they are naturally well-informed." Gu Yilan smiled, looking like he didn't know. Whether he is self-deprecating or proud, "This is also the reason why ordinary people recommend themselves as pillow mats. Although ordinary people have a humble status, they are of great use value."
Chu Yunfei looked at him silently, realizing that she could no longer see through this man.
Gu Yilan is obviously different from ordinary young men from aristocratic families, and he is also different from ordinary scholars. He seems to have no bottom line or principles.
She was clearly from a noble family, but her words and deeds did not look like she had received strict instruction. Instead, she looked more like an courtesan who grew up in a land of goulan. She was good at using her beauty to achieve her goals and did whatever it took to achieve her goals.
Such people will not be bound by rules and dogma.
If he really has no fear of life and death, then he will naturally not be afraid of the majesty of the Heavenly Family. Otherwise, how would he dare to be so presumptuous?
"So the purpose of you entering the palace today is to tell me this?" Chu Yunfei came to this conclusion for the time being, and her tone was more leisurely, "Is there anything else that needs to be added?"
As Gu Yilan, he could not enter the palace at will, but he knew how to make people willingly deliver news for him.
"The Cao Min indeed still has something to say." Gu Yilan knelt down, his legs aching, and adjusted his posture slightly, "But if the Cao Min finished speaking, will the Crown Princess feel that I have lost my use value and kill me directly? "
Chu Yunfei raised his eyebrows: "Aren't you afraid of death?"
"It is true that ordinary people are not afraid of death, but if they can live well, no one is willing to seek death."
"I won't kill you." Chu Yunfei promised, "You are a very useful chess piece, it would be a pity to kill you."
Gu Yilan raised his eyes in surprise and looked at Chu Yunfei's soft face: "The Crown Princess is different from ordinary women."
"Presumptuous." Shengxia scolded her sternly, "What kind of woman is Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess that you can judge at will?"
Gu Yilan raised his eyes, and there was boundless amorous feelings flowing out of the corners of his eyes, as if she was both weak and charming at the same time: "Why is this sister so fierce? What if she scares others..."
Shengxia's face froze, and she couldn't help but clenched her fists, wishing she could go over and beat his face into a pig's head.
Chu Yunfei said in a deep voice: "Gu Yilan, what you said is half true and half false. If you are a little confused, you really can't tell which of your words is the truth."
Gu Yilan turned to look at her with innocent and pure eyes: "The common people don't quite understand what the Crown Princess means."
"What do you want?" Chu Yunfei said, adding casually, "Other than becoming the prince's favorite."
"The common people's biggest wish is to follow and serve the prince, even if they have no name or status." Gu Yilan lowered his eyes, and his voice became softer again, with a hint of pity that he couldn't get what he asked for, "But since the princess doesn't want to , the common people dare not force it.”
Shengxia and Baochan stared at him in unison, as if looking at some monster.
With their knowledge of living to this age, they have never seen a man who dares to openly say in front of the head of the house that he wants to be the head of the house's male favorite.
There are many cases of handsome bookboys warming the master's bed in high-ranking and powerful families, but these are all private and unwritten secrets between the master and the bookboy. Who will tell the truth openly?
What's more, His Highness the Crown Prince was such a glorious person, and the Crown Princess couldn't get rid of it in her eyes. They really doubted whether Gu Yilan came to provoke the Crown Princess on purpose, or if he had disgusting intentions.
"Did you say the same in front of the prince yesterday?"
Gu Yilan nodded: "It's a pity that His Highness the Crown Prince is not interested in the common people."
Bao Chan and Sheng Xia looked at each other. Well, they thought wrong. This person dared to say it in front of His Highness the Crown Prince. He was clearly audacious and did not know whether to live or die.
"Gu Yilan, what you said in front of me today is a capital crime according to the rules. There is no room for dirty thoughts around the prince." Chu Yunfei's voice was deep, and his eyebrows were majestic and cold. "Although you You are not someone close to the prince, but such behavior is also arrogance and deception. Even if you pull him out and kill him with a stick, you will bring it upon yourself."
Gu Yilan smiled: "The Crown Princess just said she wouldn't kill me."
"It's true that I won't kill you, but that doesn't mean you can do whatever you want." Chu Yunfei warned him coldly, "From now on, if I or the prince are allowed to hear words like male favor and service, I will not If I kill you, I will also send you to prison to experience torture."
