"What a grand scheme! This man's got a grand scheme!"
After seeing off the super-big-money backer, Xun Zhen couldn't even bring himself to finish the last few bites of his meal. He went straight to find Chu Yao and give him a heads-up.
Chu Yao listened to the whole story, from beginning to end, in a daze.
And so, he arrived at the judgment above.
Xun Zhen muttered, "It doesn't seem that grand to me..."
Chu Yao stopped in his tracks. "How is it not grand? The Lord's central palace is vacant, and he has no children! The Lord already has a great fondness for that face that looks just like Gongxi Chou's. Back then, he even said bluntly that he coveted Gongxi Chou's body... This man's intentions are wicked."
That fellow was clearly trying to use money and beauty to climb to the top.
He wanted to add the Gongxi Clan's bloodline to the heir of Kang!
Xun Hanzhang really was something. At his age, he still didn't know what mattered.
Xun Zhen remembered that there was this angle, too. "The Lord will have his three palaces and six courtyards in time. It's just an empty title. If the Lord likes him, he can summon him to attend; if he doesn't, he can leave him alone. What, is he going to force himself on him? I actually think he's deeply in love. The Mortal World isn't made up only of weighing pros and cons and scheming. Once the Lord opens his mouth, not only would someone as inexperienced as Jimò Qiu be swept off his feet, even a seasoned player who's been through a thousand flowers wouldn't be able to keep his heart. Don't you think?"
Chu Yao said, "Deeply in love? You believe that?"
He didn't think that