Forced to marry, I picked up a young powerful official

"Nan Kui, you haven't told me why you suddenly came to Beijing. Did they really do anything to you?"

Gu Yichuan suddenly held her hand tightly, his face full of worry.

Shen Nankui nodded, "Yes, it's no coincidence that you see me now. Two days ago, I was kidnapped all the way to the outskirts of Beijing when I was returning home from private school. However, I escaped."

Then she smiled bitterly, "It's a pity that it turns out that this matter is really related to you. You said that Princess Yongjia has set her eyes on this courtyard. Then, I'm afraid she got the news when I just walked in."

Gu Yichuan felt sad and lowered his head, saying, "It's because I'm useless that I hurt you."

Shen Nankui sighed and shook his hand. "It's useless to say this now. Fortunately, we are together now. We can work together to solve the current predicament. I know you have met Princess Yongjia once before, but there is a huge gap between your status and hers. Besides, you have already married. Why is she so obsessed with you?"

Gu Yichuan shook his head blankly, "I don't know either. The last time I met her outside Lan Fang Zhai, it was because of a child. I disobeyed her in the street and even threatened her. I offended her like this. Logically, even if she remembers me, she should hate me. How could she want to marry me?"

He was also puzzled about this matter.

Shen Nankui frowned and asked, "Besides this time, have you ever met before she expressed her feelings to you?"

"There was one time," Gu Yichuan nodded and said, "After the imperial examination, I ranked first. Several good classmates held a banquet for me in Muying Tower to celebrate. When I was leaving, I happened to meet Princess Yongjia. She recognized me at a glance and heard my classmates' congratulations to me. She seemed surprised to know that I was the champion of this spring's imperial examination, but she didn't say much. After that, she frequently invited me to banquets. When she saw that I didn't respond, she directly expressed her feelings and finally destroyed my courtyard. Now she even wants to attack you... How audacious!"

After Shen Nankui heard him say this, he gradually understood.

He sighed and said, "Throughout the ages, the top three candidates in the imperial examinations, who were personally selected by His Majesty, were all outstanding. Some were even favored by the emperor and married to princesses, becoming the emperor's son-in-law. You are both talented and beautiful, and you are even better than your peers. It is not surprising that Princess Yongjia would be attracted to you."

Gu Yichuan shook his head and said, "But I've already been married, and I've promised you that I'll be with you forever. I don't care if she's a county lady or a princess!"

Shen Nankui smiled slightly, "Yichuan, I have never doubted your feelings, I just don't understand, Princess Yongjia also knows your attitude, why do you still force it? According to her noble status, she can marry any husband she wants, why does she have to take someone else's husband? Is there... another deeper meaning behind this?"

This matter sounds unreasonable.

Although she was a woman in the inner palace in her previous life and had nothing to do with political affairs, she was in the marquis's mansion after all, and knew a lot about the goings on in the court.

Princess Yongjia is the daughter of Prince Jing. Prince Jing has always been favored by His Majesty and has a high reputation in the court. People have even given him the title of a wise king. So, even if Princess Yongjia is interested in Gu Yichuan, not only did she spy on the Qingyu Lane courtyard, she also sent people to Lai'an Town to kidnap me, causing such a big commotion. Wouldn't Prince Jing's Mansion do anything?

Gu Yichuan was the number one scholar chosen by His Majesty, and also a disciple of the Emperor. However, Princess Yongjia forced him to divorce his wife and remarry. Once the news spreads, it will surely cause public outrage. Doesn't the Jing Palace care about its reputation at all?

"...Are you talking about Prince Jing's Mansion?" Gu Yichuan immediately understood.

Shen Nankui nodded. "Princess Yongjia dares to act so recklessly. She must be relying on the support of the palace behind her. But King Jing has always been known as a wise king. How could he be willing to bear such a bad name?"

"Something is indeed wrong."

Gu Yichuan recalled what happened recently and murmured, "Besides, I was tired of Princess Yongjia's coercion and said many harsh words to me. She was obviously angry and left, but she still showed me kindness afterwards. When I think about it carefully, even if she is a proud daughter of heaven and has feelings for me, I am a scholar from a poor family. Even if I win the first place in the imperial examination and become an official, I have no foundation. How can it be worth her spending so much time on me?"

As the saying goes, when something is out of the ordinary, there must be something wrong. Both of them felt very uneasy.

Gu Yichuan calmed himself down, put the jade plum blossom hairpin back into Shen Nankui's hair, and said in a deep voice: "Princess Yongjia can trap me for a while, but she can't trap me forever. When His Majesty summons me in a few days, will she dare not let me go? Then I will go to the steps to plead my case and ask His Majesty to make the decision for me!"

"This is the only way." Shen Nankui sighed.

She felt sad in her heart. No wonder everyone was so greedy for power. Ordinary people had no say when facing the powerful, let alone the ability to resist. In the previous life, Cai Ling's fate was a lesson for us.

Although Gu Yichuang said that he would plead his case in front of His Majesty, this matter involves the reputation of the royal family. Even if Princess Yongjia is at fault, what if His Majesty vents his anger on him and thinks that everything was caused by him? Will he still be able to be reused in the future?

After ten years of hard study, he was clearly crowned the top scholar and embarked on a career in officialdom, which should have been a glorious journey. But if he is treated coldly because of this, when will he be able to make a name for himself?

Gu Yichuan also thought of this.

He suddenly stood up in anger, picked up a fruit-peeling knife on the table and slashed it across his face, "If this skin of mine is responsible for this, I'll destroy it!"

"Yichuang, don't be impulsive!"

Shen Nankui was startled and hurriedly shouted to stop him.

Gu Yichuan paused, turned around to look at Shen Nankui, smiled apologetically and said, "It doesn't matter if I'm a little ugly, but I have to inconvenience my wife."

Then he slashed the dagger across his face.

"If you dare to hurt yourself, I will immediately take the lives of the five members of the Gu family in Lai'an Town!"

A loud shout came from the courtyard, and a moment later, the figure of Princess Yongjia appeared in front of the two.

The tip of the knife had already cut his cheek, but Gu Yichuan stopped. There seemed to be bloodshot in his eyes. He gritted his teeth and said, "As a member of the royal family, you are supported by the people of the world. You should care about the country and the people. But how dare you take human life?"

Princess Yongjia stepped forward and snatched the dagger from his hand. Then she chuckled and said, "Don't put such a big hat on me, Gu Lang. I was afraid that you would do something stupid, so I scared you. Of course, even if I don't want their lives, if you dare to hurt yourself, I will definitely not let them have an easy time. For the sake of your family, Gu Lang, you should just be patient."

Seeing a thin streak of blood on the wound on Gu Yichuan's face, she felt distressed and took out a handkerchief to wipe it off for him.

"Wouldn't it be a pity if such a graceful face was ruined?"

Gu Yichuan dodged her hand and said coldly, "Destroy it, and the princess won't worry about it."

Princess Yongjia was not annoyed when she saw him like this. She turned around and sat down in the main seat.

"Gu Lang, do you think that this princess is only attracted to your looks?"