Princess and the General

So What if Others Find Out? (Part Two)

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“Eldest brother, how are things on third brother’s side?”

Gu ShuBai walked out from the outer study, and everyone was waiting for him to deliver the news.

“Don’t worry.
With his identity out in the open, it’s obvious that the people of Lesser Zhu Pass won’t dare to trouble him.
Yin Shuo’s plan this time was much smarter.
Unfortunately, His Majesty will become more and more suspicious of him.”

Yu Fu said: “I heard that His Majesty will be establishing a cabinet, so the position of prime minister will be getting removed soon, right?”

Gu ShuBai laughed and said: “For now, it won’t be, but it won’t take long.
In the past, His Majesty has trusted him too much, granting him the position of prime minister at such a young age.
He even engaged his beloved daughter to him.
The greater the expectations, the greater the disappointment.”

Gu Yi crinkled his nose, “Right! He thinks that His Majesty is still suspicious of our Marquis Gu’s Manor and that he can just provoke us with any sort of trick! He is completely clueless.
His Majesty looks at us completely differently now!”

After saying this, he delightedly looked at Yu Fu, “Our manor helped raise a princess for His Majesty.
Is this something that just any family can do? Whenever His Majesty sees Yu Fu, he will think of the Deity of Medicine, and when he thinks of the Deity of Medicine, he will remember who saved his life.
How could he still be suspicious of us?”

“You’re the only one who has so much to say!”

Gu Xiang helplessly glanced at him, “Don’t mention His Majesty’s life so lightly.
Not even Yu Fu is acting smug, so what are you getting smug for?”

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“I am also Yu Fu’s brother.
If she won’t act smug, I’ll act smug for her.
Is that not fine?”

Yu Fu snorted, “His Majesty’s gratitude is directed to master and the head general.
It’s none of my business.
I won’t go acting smug.”

Hearing them joke around, Gu ShuBai shook his head and laughed.
Suddenly, he saw Qi Zhou standing nearby and looking over.

Facing Gu ShuBai’s gaze, he cautiously retracted his gaze.

Gu ShuBai walked over to him on his own and saw that Qi Zhou had something that he was wanting to say, “Steward Qi, do you want me to help you save Qi Ting?”

“No, no, no, this servant does not dare!”

Qi Zhou wrung his hands, “When eldest young sir allowed this servant to see Qi Ting, this servant knew that whether she lived or died would depend on her own efforts.
Since she so fervently refused to repent, this servant does not even dare to think of asking for her to be saved!”

If Qi Ting did not secretly sneak out of the prison on that night, even if she had simply run out and found a place to hide, he knew that Lord Marquis and the eldest young sir would not take her life.

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Yet she decided to run away to Yin Shuo with knowledge of Gu HanMo heading to the border.
She had completely cut off her own chance at survival.

There was no saving someone who sought their own destruction.

Gu ShuBai thought for a moment, “I will send some people to the prime minister’s manor to keep an eye out.
Once they discover Qi Ting, I will have them bring her back.”

When he mentioned bringing her back, it naturally meant that she would not be coming back alive.
She would be dead.

Qi Zhou closed his eyes, “Many thanks, eldest young sir! It’s just that my father is much too old, so I truly don’t dare tell him about this.
Eldest young sir, please don’t tell him about this!”

After saying this, his knees bent, and he was about to kneel.

Gu ShuBai stopped him, “Let’s not talk about this.
Qi Ting is Qi Ting, and you are you.
You have loyally served the manor for many decades.
Father has seen it, and I have seen it.”

Qi Zhou bowed deeply and briskly left.

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After telling Gu JiuGe all of her secrets, Yin JiYao was left feeling extremely uneasy.

At that time, she was not thinking too much.
She just wanted to express her sincerity to him.
She just did not want him to be taken away by another girl.

Even if that girl was so sick that she could not compete against her, she did not want to take the risk.

After she revealed everything, she felt very happy, but it would be a lie to say that she was not afraid.

“Pei’er, what do you think would happen if a high-ranking official took a concubine from a brothel?”

Pei’er knew why she was asking, “What could possibly happen? At most, they would be mocked a bit.
More importantly, master is no longer a court official.
Even if it was found out by others, what of it? Does young miss still remember that famous prostitute called Yin’er? Was she not taken in by a prefect as a concubine? This even became common knowledge!”

That was right.
So what if it was found out that she was the child of a prostitute?

Even after so many years, Yin JiYao could not understand why Yin Yan fought so hard to keep it hidden, never daring to let anyone know about her birth mother.

‘You’re right.
Even if second young sir knows about my birth mother, it would not be a threat to the Yin family.
On the contrary, it’s eldest brother and father who wanted to deal with Marquis Gu’s Manor.
They did not hesitate to use me to try and get close to second young sir.”

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Pei’er thought for a bit, “Young miss, don’t worry.
This servant feels that second young sir is not that sort of person.
Though there are many girls who like him, he is not the type to be inconsistent with his love.
Think about Miss Yao Yue.
Even though she clearly knows that second young sir does not like her, she still insists on being around him.
With that sickly appearance, this servant truly can’t stand the sight of it!”

“Pei’er!”

Yin JiYao unhappily stopped her, “You can’t say it like that.
Second young sir’s friend is my friend.
You must not talk about her behind her back.”

She should learn to be more magnanimous like Yu Fu.
With Gu JiuGe’s character, how could he like a vulgar and jealous girl?

She must not get jealous of Yu Fu.
On the contrary, she needed to treat her well.

“Yes, this servant recognizes her mistake.”

Pei’er thought that Yin JiYao were romantic rivals and that they would find each other unpleasant.
Who knew that her own young miss would be so magnanimous.

“In the end, I still feel a little uneasy.
Pei’er, come with me to the front study to see eldest brother.
I heard that His Majesty plans to establish a cabinet, so eldest brother will surely be feeling uneasy.”