Flip the table! The reborn villainous woman takes down her entire family and seizes her life.

Chapter 187 Getting Straight to the Point

Now that the tea has been served, it's time to get down to business.

"Emperor Wei, let's get straight to the point. I can help you get the result you want most."

Wei Zhuo then laughed.

"Does His Highness Prince Jing intend to never return home?"

Gu Yuancai didn't care.

"Home?" Gu Yuan sneered. "How could royalty have a home?"

"What do you want to do?" he asked.

"I only need the Emperor to remain still and await my message. I will first create chaos in the capital."

"It's been so long since I've seen Kyoto stained with blood."

Wei Zhu snorted, somewhat unconvinced.

"Isn't Your Highness being a bit too arrogant?" Wei Zhuo said. "Why should I just listen to you and remain inactive?"

"Because the current emperor of Yanjing is still planning to seize the territories you have already occupied. Emperor Wei should also know a little about how he became emperor."

"He relied on women, his son, his brothers, and his subordinates from beginning to end; he never relied on himself."

“If we take away the people he trusts most one by one, he will be afraid, or even regret it, and apologize to you for what you did back then.”

Apologize?

Will the Emperor of Yanjing apologize to him?

"Apologize?" Wei Zhuo didn't believe it. "Are all people from Yanjing this self-righteous?"

"Have you fulfilled your promise to Princess Zhaoyang?"

"And you've made me suffer your ridicule for nothing."

Gu Yuan looked at the other person's somewhat resentful eyes and remembered that it was Jiang Zhi who had messed up the matter of Princess Zhaoyang.

He took a sip of tea, his voice softening as he explained, "Regarding Princess Zhaoyang, I have already sent a message explaining the situation and know who is behind it. All that's needed is to deal with her."

"Then no one will be able to stop us. You want military power in Yanjing? As long as I become the emperor of Yanjing, I can give it to you."

Wei Zhuo twitched the corner of his mouth, then lowered his head again. "What do you have in your hand?"

"Once the evidence of the Emperor of Yanjing's crimes is exposed, he will be condemned by everyone."

"And by then, Gu Liang's life will also come to an end."

Wei Zhuo smiled; Gu Liang should thank him for the poison in her body.

"Although the King of Liang is nearing the end, he should not be underestimated," he cautioned. "And his men are all fiercely loyal to him. Are you sure you have any allies?"

“You don’t need to worry about that,” Gu Yuan said. “As long as you remain inactive, Yanjing will be in chaos in just a few days.”

Wei Zhuo was still not convinced, but who would refuse a free helper?

The two reached an agreement, and Gu Yuan returned to Beijing.

However, just over a month later, news of Gu Yuan's departure from the capital and his return reached the Guangde Marquis's residence.

Marquis Guangde was on leave at home today. Upon learning that his son had also heard the news, he asked, "Did you also send people to keep an eye on Prince Jing?"

"also?"

"Does Father already know?"

Marquis Guangde remained silent.

Pei Shangdao understood.

"Keeping an eye on him doesn't mean I'll do him any harm."

“Your son knows what Prince Jing has been doing all these years,” Pei Shangdao said, watering the flowers. “Sending someone to keep an eye on things won’t ruin your plans, Father.”

"The Ministry of Justice submitted a memorial from the Wen family of Luozhou."

"The Wen family of Luozhou?"

“That’s right,” Pei Shangdao said calmly, “It’s Wen Guyebai, who offended the Imperial Noble Consort back then and was rumored to have embezzled disaster relief funds.”

“It is no coincidence that this old story has been brought up again,” Pei Shangdao said. “Moreover, the autumn examination has already passed, and one person stood out from the crowd, named Ren Shuying.”

"The name is familiar." Marquis Guangde frowned. "Whose son is he?"

"He went to the exam alone, and his background was so clean that no trace of him could be found."

When the notice was posted, Pei Shangdao instructed people to keep an eye out for any virtuous individuals who could be recruited into his tutelage.

"Coincidentally, not long after he became the top scholar in the provincial examination, he naturally became an official. At the same time, the Ministry of Justice submitted its own memorial. I don't believe there's no connection between the two."

"Do you think the Wen Gu family case is going to be turned against them?"

"If their family wants to dredge up old grievances, it depends on whether His Majesty agrees. However, this case involves the Imperial Noble Consort; who would want her to suffer?"

It definitely won't be Liang Wang.

The Prince of Liang had no feelings for the Imperial Noble Consort. He looked down on her methods and naturally didn't care what kind of trouble she could stir up.

However, the princess he married was quite eye-catching.

Pei Shangdao chuckled, "Like attracts like in the eyes of the King of Liang and his Queen Consort."

"What can a little girl like her do?" Marquis Guangde said, hands behind his back. "As long as the King of Liang doesn't make a move, they can't accomplish anything."

Pei Shangdao nodded in agreement: "Then I will go and investigate the Wen family again."

"Yes, but don't be careless," Marquis Guangde instructed his son. "The Wen family matter involves many people, so don't give them any leverage."

“I know,” Pei Shangdao replied, then, remembering something, asked, “Father, don’t you have anything you want to say to me?”

Pei Shangdao asked about his identity.

"Oh, yes." Marquis Guangde patted Pei Shangdao on the shoulder. "Don't overwater the flowers."

He knew what Pei Shangdao was asking, but it was too early to tell him now.

This was his trump card. As long as the Pei family's title remained, he would not be harmed or suspected by anyone.

After lunch break, Jiang Zhi took a cartload of fresh medicinal herbs to see Madam Pei.

"Why has Your Highness come? Does Nianqiu have something important to discuss?"

Upon seeing the Princess Consort of Liang arrive, the servants hurriedly informed Madam Pei. As soon as she heard that it was Jiang Zhi who had come, she thought of everything Jiang Zhi might ask at the Marquis's residence in the short distance she walked.

Be it good or bad.

"I heard that Madam Pei also loves to make medicinal cuisine. Junkangtang has just received some fresh medicinal herbs. Since our two families are about to get married, we sent a carload of them over to you."

Madam Pei was skeptical: "Just for this matter, why did the Princess go to all this trouble?"

"Are you perhaps hoping for something to happen?" Jiang Zhi laughed. "My cousin is about to marry into the Pei family, and as her younger sister, I'm really worried that she won't know how to be a good bride in such a prominent family."

"I thought that if I made a few more trips, my cousin wouldn't suffer. It's me who's causing you trouble."

"Even the Princess Consort feels embarrassed?" Madam Pei felt a little relieved and stopped sitting up straight, settling down properly.

Since the engagement with the Jiang family was finalized, she has been living in constant anxiety, worried that Shang Dao's identity would be discovered and that her husband's actions were tantamount to licking blood off a knife's edge.

It really exhausted her mentally and physically.

But she also knew that she absolutely couldn't let anyone find out, and it was no big deal to put in some effort to protect the Pei family.

She wasn't afraid of death. She had already lost one son and didn't want to lose another. She also wanted to see Shang Dao get married and have children smoothly.

“Madam Pei must be exhausted these past few days,” Jiang Zhi said with a smile as she accepted the tea offered by a servant. “I’ve noticed your eyes are always red.”

Madam Pei lightly tapped her temple. "A new bride is bound to be a bit busy right before she enters the household."

Jiang Zhi nodded.