Quick Transmigration: Hosts, We're Only Responsible for Counterattacking

Chapter 61 A Lifetime of Glory and Peace (30)

Gu Changjin's methods were very ruthless. In just a few days, the Nangong family, which had been prosperous for generations, completely declined.

The Nangong family, along with the bedridden General Nangong, were imprisoned, and the Nangong mansion was surrounded by layers of people.

She had hoped to live a life of wealth and honor, but the powerful backer she had painstakingly found collapsed in just a few months. Thinking about taking her family away, but reluctant to leave the mansion, she decided to stay at the Nangong residence for the time being.

Her parents endured it for a few days, then stole a lot of things and left with their other daughters in the middle of the night.

The guards did not stop the person leaving because he was not a member of the Nangong family.

So when Hong Zhaodi woke up and found that her parents and sisters had all disappeared, she had already come to a conclusion. With that, she could no longer leave.

Her parents left with her sisters not out of filial piety, but because they wanted to get the dowry back.

During this period, Hong Zhaodi often went out, and Shen Yun specifically instructed the guards not to restrict her from going out.

However, her efforts were not very successful. The respectable young noblemen didn't fancy her, and those who did fancy her didn't fancy her.

Nangong didn't pay any attention to her. She knew about her son's plans and thought that since the Nangong lineage was being ostracized, they might as well take a gamble. She never expected it to end up like this.

Gu Changjin was so busy that he was still in the Imperial Study even though it was past midnight.

The eunuch outside hesitated for a long time before finally going inside.

Hearing the noise, he looked up. "What?"

"Your Majesty, Shen Yingxue, the daughter of this disgraced official, requests an audience."

After thinking for a long time, Gu Changjin finally remembered who Shen Yingxue was.

The Shen family and the Nangong family were different. At least the Nangong family members were imprisoned, but the Shen family members were reunited together in the Heavenly Prison.

"not see."

The young eunuch did not leave, but instead spoke with great hesitation, "Shen Yingxue said that what she said is related to Princess Rong'an."

Rong An? He frowned slightly, his mind racing. After a moment's thought, he put down the memorial in his hand and stood up.

With a gentle flick of her sleeves, she walked slowly.

"Let's go."

Shen Yingxue was confined to a separate place, cut off from the Shen family. It wasn't that the matter was unrelated to her, but he remembered that Shen Yingxue was on good terms with Rong An, so he didn't know how to handle it for the time being.

The man walked slowly towards her, his figure graceful, his face like jade, dressed in a bright yellow dragon robe. A smile gradually crept onto her lips, her eyes filled with anticipation, but upon seeing the coldness in the man's eyes, her heart also grew cold.

"Shen Yingxue greets Your Majesty." She looked at him greedily, as if she wanted to remember him forever.

Gu Changjin pursed his lips. "What do you want to say?"

She chuckled. Sure enough, he never paid any attention to her.

"Does Your Majesty know that Princess Rong'an is already quite old? Other princesses like her have long since moved out of the palace or are already engaged."

He frowned, annoyed. "Is this all you wanted to say?"

Seeing his impatient expression, Shen Yingxue's face suddenly turned somewhat crazed, "Does Your Majesty know how my father could do such a thing?"

Gu Changjin remained expressionless. "You want to marry Nangong Yu, so it's not surprising that he, as your father, would plan for you." "Marry Nangong Yu?" Yes, that was the reason she used back then.

As if all her strength had been drained, she leaned against the wall with difficulty, her eyes dim. "The Emperor has been on the throne for many years and has never had any concubines. Although I know that the Emperor is cold-hearted, Yingxue has always thought that as long as she can enter the palace, that will be enough."

Upon hearing this, a hint of surprise flashed in Gu Changjin's eyes, but she quickly regained her composure. "Prime Minister Shen's rebellion is a fait accompli."

She didn't seem to care, and just kept talking to herself, "I thought it didn't matter if you were cold-hearted, since you're like that to everyone. But then I found out that you're not like that to Rong An."

"Your Majesty," she paused, her fingers trembling uncontrollably, "you like Rong An, don't you?"

"How dare you utter such treasonous words!"

Shen Yingxue smiled, seemingly unconcerned. "Your Majesty need not rush to deny it. No one knows better than me what it's like to like someone." As she spoke, her eyes turned cold. "What I didn't expect was that the person you fell for was actually your own sister. It's truly... karma."

Gu Changjin had previously thought he treated Rong An like a younger sister, and that's what he had done before. But now he wasn't sure. When Shen Yingxue said those words, he should have denied it, but why did a sense of tacit agreement well up inside him?

"Regardless of whether the Emperor and Rong'an are related by blood, in the eyes of the world, you are."

"And Gu Rong'an, the person she loved from beginning to end was never you."

After saying that, she released her hands, slowly took a few steps back, and then fell to the ground, covering her face with her hands. She first chuckled softly, and then her whole body was trembling.

The daughter of Prime Minister Shen, a renowned noblewoman in the capital, forced her father into such a state for the sake of her so-called love. What was her motive?

Even so, this man didn't pay much attention to her.

He looked over and happened to see the tears on her hands. For some reason, he felt a sudden irritation. After thinking for a moment, he said, "The Shen family can survive, except for Prime Minister Shen and you."

Shen Yingxue raised her head, her eyes blurry with tears, and after a long pause, said, "Okay."

But in the end, I still feel I have let my father down.

Taking one last look at his figure, Shen Yingxue thought, just this once, the last time... there's one thing she's sorry for, Rong An.

……

Gu Changjin did not return to his bedchamber, but stayed in the Imperial Study all night. He neither rested nor reviewed any memorials; he simply sat there blankly, staring ahead.

As dawn broke, he finally loosened his fist, which he had been clenching for so long. There's always a chance to substitute one thing for another.

So what if they are siblings? Gu Changjin was already calculating her own schemes, and she waved her hand to summon the eunuch.

The following day, Shen Yingxue hanged herself in the imperial prison. When Shen Xiang heard this, he said nothing, but he looked much older.

Shen Yun left the palace early in the morning and wandered around aimlessly, going from crowded places to less crowded places, looking extremely unrestrained.

2345 hesitated, then said, "Host, someone is following you." It wasn't worried about the host getting hurt, since the host's combat strength was still quite formidable.

Shen Yun rolled her eyes rather inelegantly. "Nonsense, why would we go to such a remote place if no one was following me? Have you lost your mind?"

[I didn't say that.]

"Oh." Shen Yun stopped, a smile in his eyes. "You've gotten quite capable, haven't you?"

(End of this chapter)