After being married off by my younger sister, I became the most beloved person in the palace

Chang Xiao cupped his hands and said, "Your Highness, we finally managed to stabilize the Duke of the Protectorate and shift your suspicion to the Ninth Prince. It will not do Your Highness any good to cause trouble like this at this time."

However, what Chu Chengnan didn't know was that he thought he had shifted the blame to the Ninth Prince, but in fact it was the Duke of Protectorate's Mansion who did it on purpose for him to see.

Chu Chengnan looked at Chang Xiao, his eyes flashing with unwillingness: "Are you asking me to give up the Pei family?"

"The wealth of the Pei family is certainly tempting, but the premise is that Your Highness must be able to get it. Even if the Pingyang Palace is not good, the emperor still remembers the merits of the old prince and his two sons who died in the battlefield to defend the country. Now the Ji family is bullying Princess Yunhua like this. Not to mention whether there is evidence to accuse the Ji family of murdering the princess, the fact that Ji Yuanwen and Pei Shuyan met secretly in Bichun Tower in public today is a slap in the face of the princess. The Pingyang prince will not let it go, and the emperor will not let the descendants of meritorious officials suffer such grievances. He will definitely investigate thoroughly."

"There are rumors everywhere, and Your Highness cannot suppress them at all. If you forcibly protect the marriage between the Ji and Pei families, I am afraid that you will end up getting into trouble, and you will pass the evidence to the other princes. Please think twice, Your Highness."

Chang Xiao said this and bowed deeply again.

The wealth of the Pei family is amazing. The support of the Third Prince is undoubtedly a great help. However, all this can only be done in private. If the emperor knew about this, why would the prince make so much money? With the suspicious mind of the current emperor, the Third Prince might be thrown into the abyss before he can enjoy these wealth.

Not to mention those brothers who were eyeing the salt covetously. None of them was a good person. They would magnify a small matter to the point of killing the other party, not to mention that the prince had a private relationship with the salt merchant.

If you are not careful, you won’t even have a chance to turn over.

So you must not make any mistakes.

Chu Chengnan listened to Chang Xiao's words, his brows knitted tightly together, and a look of infinite coldness appeared on his handsome face. He felt heartbroken at the thought of giving up such a huge treasure pot.

But I have to admit that what Chang Xiao said makes sense.

It takes money to win over the powerful officials in the court and recruit soldiers, but he also needs his life to do it.

It is a serious crime for the prince to form a clique for personal gain. Although everyone may know it, it will be unforgivable if it is investigated thoroughly and made public.

After a long silence, Chu Chengnan nodded to Chang Xiao: "Give up the Pei family and do it cleanly."

"Yes." Chang Xiao replied, "I'm afraid I'll have to inconvenience Your Highness for a while."

Chu Chengnan nodded in understanding: "No problem."

If he wants to get off the Pei family ship cleanly, he must make other sacrifices.

The next day.

Gu Zhiyin woke up early and called the maid to come in to wash and change clothes.

Mother Hu walked into the room first, and impatiently walked around the screen to look at the bed. She saw Gu Zhiyin sitting alone on the huge carved pear wood bed.

When he turned his head, he saw Fu Yunjing sleeping soundly on the soft couch by the window, with one leg hanging down and most of the thin blanket covering his body fallen to the ground.

"Ugh!"

Mother Hu lowered her eyes, shook her head, and sighed deeply.

I thought the Prince and Princess were able to sleep in the same bed last night.

It's quite disappointing.

After being married for so long, the two haven't even consummated their marriage. If the old princess and others hadn't known that the prince was at fault and loved the princess, the princess would not be able to hold her head up if she had a different husband.

Gu Zhiyin looked at the disappointed mother Hu and went to wash up without any psychological burden.