The Prince of Qin's Crisis

From these words, Gu Wanning sensed for the first time Gu Yuanshi's arrogance and ambition.

It turns out that besides his patriotic fervor, his own father was also a politician.

I'm not worried about your sister, I'm only worried that you might not be able to walk steadily.

"Father, I won't let you down. Why didn't you tell my sister about your good intentions? Even though she's clever and could guess some of it, she still wouldn't feel at ease."

Gu Wanning: My mouth double.

"Tell her what?" Gu Yuanshi smiled bitterly. "She's convinced I won't think of her, and I don't want to explain further. I apologized to her first, so it's normal for her to harbor resentment. I'm already very content with the present. I don't ask for anything; as long as she's happy and doing well, I'm at ease."

Gu Wanning clenched the handkerchief in her hand.

"Gu Wanning is reassuring now," Gu Yuanshi added. "She has a strong personality and won't compromise herself. Compared to her, I'm more worried about Wanqing. The Prince of Qin is really..."

Gu Anqi remained silent.

He probably didn't know what to say.

If she marries someone else and the couple is not on good terms, Gu family can disregard appearances and other people's opinions to bring her daughter home.

But she married into royalty; she was the Consort of the Prince of Qin.

Even the Emperor couldn't bear to lose face like this.

Gu Wanning couldn't help but think how lucky she was that she hadn't transmigrated into Gu Wanqing's body.

Although her predecessor had a lot of problems, she had a poor foundation and others had low expectations of her, so she was able to live a comfortable life.

However, Gu Wanqing's life is filled with intrigue and power struggles, unfaithful men, and treacherous concubines...

If I were to actually time travel, I'd probably kill my husband to survive, the kind of thing that happens secretly.

But Gu Wanqing couldn't do that.

Gu Wanqing was bound by her identity, and she was always cautious and meticulous in everything she did, but the result was... a complete mess.

She must have been quite traumatized.

After talking for a while, Gu Anqi found an excuse to lure Gu Yuanshi out, and Gu Wanning took the opportunity to sneak home.

--Although it was called sneaking away, it was actually only kept secret from Gu Yuanshi.

When she saw other people, she greeted them with a generous smile.

Xu Weibei also learned the news from Gao Lan and paced anxiously in his cramped cell.

He knows Gu Wanning too well.

Gu Wanning is by no means the type to suffer injustice.

Her grandmother humiliated her in the street, and in a fit of anger, she swore a solemn oath never to marry him. This is truly...

What's it to him?

Why was he the one who suffered?

The two of them had finally made some progress in their relationship, but after her grandmother's outburst, Gu Wanning would probably have to retreat back into her shell again.

"No, I have to go find her," Xu Weibei suddenly said, actually about to call for the jailer.

Gao Lan was terrified. "My Marquis, please don't worry, I haven't finished! Later, after the lady returned, she said that's not what she meant..."

Xu Weibei frowned. "Then what does she mean?"

"Madam still wishes to stay with you."

Gao Lan thought, "It's always better to tell the good news first."

"Did she really say that?" Xu Weibei asked with a doubtful look.

"It's true, it was definitely Madam who said it herself. But Madam said she doesn't want to marry you, she only wants to be with you..."

Even if Gao Lan had ten times the courage, he wouldn't dare to utter the words "illicit union".

Chapter 241 The Crisis of the Prince of Qin

"You won't marry me, but you're with me?" Xu Weibei was completely bewildered.

Gao Lan nodded repeatedly.

Yes, that's exactly what I mean.

The lady's original words were actually "illicit relations without a matchmaker," which was really offensive and made it sound like the Marquis was immoral.

"Absurd," Xu Weibei blurted out. "Without a formal title, what kind of constraints are there? What if she finds another man later?"

What if she finds happiness in someone else that she can't give herself?

Thinking of this, Xu Weibei's heart felt like the ashes after a great fire, utterly desolate.

He's not a normal man.

He's not normal.

He is sick.

In other words, Gu Wanning genuinely didn't mind him anymore.

Xu Weibei knew that if he wanted, countless women would throw themselves at him, but what they wanted was the Marquis of Huaiyang, the eldest grandson of the Grand Princess, and an invincible war god.

Only Gu Wanning wanted him as a person.

He is the person she will love regardless of his status or circumstances.

Gao Lan thought to herself, "Why bother looking for other men later? I'll go see some handsome men today."

However, he dared not provoke Xu Weibei.

He was afraid that Xu Weibei wouldn't be able to handle the shock and might break out of prison, which would cause a huge uproar.

"My Marquis, your wife is always a little different from others, but it's nothing to worry about, nothing to worry about at all," Gao Lan said with a smile. "She's been thinking about you and keeps asking about you!"

"I miss her too." Xu Weibei was anxious but helpless. "I wonder when the Emperor plans to release me."

"His Majesty is probably too busy to attend to you right now," Gao Lan said softly.

Although Xu Weibei was imprisoned, news from the outside world never lagged behind.

He knew that the emperor was indeed not in a good mood lately.

The reason, in fact, is inextricably linked to Gu Yuanshi.

With Corn harvested from south to north across the country, a bumper harvest is a certainty, even without precise statistics.

Such tremendous success did not go to Gu Yuanshi's head.

The visionary Chief Grand Secretary Gu has entered the next stage.

He wrote to the emperor, stating that no matter how high the Corn yield per acre was, it couldn't compensate for the fact that the common people didn't have much land.

Whether in the Capital or in other parts of the country, land is basically monopolized by the powerful and wealthy.

Gu Yuanshi suggested that the land be remeasured, and that the powerful and wealthy be forced to hand over the land they had occupied so that it could be redistributed to the common people.

Because some people, from birth until now, even at twenty or thirty years old, have never been allocated land.

Besides, how many people's land was not sold fairly, but was forcibly seized...