Chapter 865: Chapter 687: Burying Grandpa, Roping in Dad
This is a blatant case of shifting blame!
The moment Zhou Mu uttered those words, Gu Changsheng immediately turned his head, glaring at Yuan Bao with an unfriendly gaze.
At this moment, Yuan Bao was utterly dumbfounded.
This…
Everyone’s gaze followed Zhou Mu’s pointing finger, moving angrily towards Yuan Bao — who is this?
Who exactly is this?
Someone who has corrupted a peerless figure! Their aloof His Royal Highness Prince Mu! Just like that, harmed by an insignificant person!
“No! It wasn’t me! I should… probably haven’t taught him, right?” Yuan Bao was about to cry, he really wished he could throw the little dumpling in his arms, who was blowing bubbles in his sleep, at his lord.
This isn’t how people should be wronged!
Does he live easily? Having lived with difficulty, is he now going to be killed by people’s looks?
The grievous crime of corrupting Prince Mu, such a conspicuous scapegoat, is this going to fall onto his head?
Yuan Bao felt as wronged as Dou E, he thought there was hardly any difference between them now.
“Master, how can you bully me like this…” On the verge of tears, Yuan Bao, the scapegoat, looked at his lord with a face full of resentment.
Zhou Mu, hearing this, gave him a nonchalant glance, not taking his resentment to heart at all.
“Yuan Bao, you idiot, you’ll pay for this!” Gu Changsheng grit his teeth, looking as if he wanted to pounce and tear Yuan Bao apart.
Seeing this, Yuan Bao knew his lord clearly intended to let him suffer, watching the hatred successfully transferred to himself, he looked sorrowfully skyward with a full 360 degrees of woe, feeling that the “reputation” of corrupting a generation’s hero seemed destined to land on his head.
His fate… why is he alive?
Revived and once again questioning life, Yuan Bao felt the future was extremely bleak, it would feel even better for his soul to hide in the belly of a snake!
The people around glared at Yuan Bao in anger, their gazes sharp as a sword. Yuan Bao could imagine that if his lord did this in front of His Majesty, he would probably soon be executed.
The grievous crime of corrupting Emperor Zhoulin’s most valued son… a crime deserving death!
His lord’s intention was to break hearts, it was utterly hurtful!
“They’re coming! They’re coming!”
As Yuan Bao was lamenting about heaven and earth, suddenly the crowd shifted their focus, looking towards the main road in the distance.
At that moment, clouds of dust were rolling there, an innumerable army pressing forward!
“Gu! Gu! Giant Gu like small hills!” Seeing the approach from afar, someone was so scared that they wet their pants on the spot.
“…”
The crowd’s reaction was not much different, how many times can people of the Central Plains witness something like Gu in their lifetime?
People of the Southern Border rarely set foot in the Central Plains, even if they did, due to their ancestors’ teachings, the Gu they brought were quite pocket-sized, but this time, it obviously wasn’t the case!
Gu Changsheng, of course, had long heard the commotion from the Southern Country’s entourage, he turned his head slightly and glanced, his lips twitching a bit.
Hongyan Jiaojiao!
Impressive!
What the hell does she carry such giant Gu for?
Gu Changsheng raised his head, glanced at the City Gate of Capital City, turned back, and looked at the fast-moving small hills on the horizon, turned to look at Zhou Mu, and spoke earnestly, “Evildoer, I think the gate of your home is built quite miserably, my Gu for a ride, even if it bows humbly, couldn’t crawl through…”
The City Gate of Capital City was built grand and lofty at nine zhang high.
But compared to those giant insects for travel from the Southern Country, it really seemed a little inadequate, couldn’t get through, couldn’t get through!
Zhou Mu, hearing this, his lips twitched, “Aren’t the Gu from Southern Border supposed to retract at the benefactor’s will?”
“Indeed.” Hearing this, Gu Changsheng nodded gravely, then looked up mournfully at Zhou Mu, “But those old ministers brought so many protector Gu here, obviously to give you a show of power, making their Gu stoop might be a bit of a slap in the face…”
Don’t blame her for being ungracious, plus the forced buying and selling by Dowager Empress Xiao today, she had already been tricked twice recently, her mood was really not good!
Hence, when it’s time to trip up those old ministers, one mustn’t hold back, got to stay alert and act fast!
Thus, surely the evildoer will have to meet those old ministers right?
Gu Changsheng was smiling with a hint of smug satisfaction.
Zhou Mu looked down, glancing at her, then raised his hand and slapped towards the city gate.
Seeing this, Gu Changsheng’s eyes widened instantly, wanting to stop him, but it was already too late.
“Boom!”
“Ah!”
“Help!”
Accompanied by an earth-shattering explosion, the entire City Gate of Capital City collapsed with a bang, Prince Liang along with some soldiers on the gate instantly turned into filling for dumplings, buried in no time seven to eight parts deep…
“I think this gate was indeed somewhat inadequate, so expanding it a bit, to let my beloved enter, wouldn’t hurt,” Zhou Mu looked at the gate he swept into ruins with one slap, and nodded very satisfied.
Gu Changsheng’s mouth was a bit agape, truly Zhou Mu this evildoer’s big snake-like speed was too quick, she was having trouble keeping up.
This…
This is freaking ruthless!
The onlookers around were a bit stunned, but once they came to their senses, they instantly had stars in their eyes.
Godfather, this is the kind of majestic aura Prince Mu should possess. What’s all this about shamelessly begging for a wife? That shouldn’t be uttered by our naturally gifted Prince Mu!
The crowd felt quite satisfied; finally, they could witness the legendary commanding presence of Prince Mu!
What just happened doesn’t count. That was all an illusion!
“Ruthless! Really ruthless! I’ll burn three high-quality incense sticks for your grandfather, having such a prodigal grandson. Is he sure you’re an unparalleled talent of the Great Zhou? Not someone who squanders family wealth?” While others might fool themselves, Gu Changsheng couldn’t. Her rationality remained intact, and she deeply felt that she was outsmarted by the evildoer!
Moreover, with her earlier remark about causing a scene at the Capital City Gate, the blame for the evildoer’s attack on the city gate would undoubtedly fall on her as the femme fatale!
Heaven help her, she definitely didn’t want this result!
Gu Changsheng cast a sideways glance at the evildoer, feeling that he was getting more irritating by the minute!
This trick of misdirecting misfortune was simply masterful, achieving perfection!
What a headache!
“Cough, cough!”
Just as Gu Changsheng was mentally complaining, a few people were protecting others as they climbed out from under the collapsed city gate…
A corner of bright yellow…
When Gu Changsheng saw a corner of bright yellow on the person getting up, her eyes and mouth instantly widened…
Oh crap!
Who…?
Who is that? A bright yellow, even more striking than her sash, made her want to die, alright?
Did Zhou Mu, with that one slap, bury his own grandfather?
Heh heh…
Should Emperor Zhoulin pretend to be a victim, lying on the ground and refusing to get up at this moment?
“You! You! You bury your grandfather, fine, but why bury my foster father?” In a blink, Gu Changsheng spotted her foster father’s familiar scholar’s robe beside that corner of bright yellow…
Deliberate! Absolutely deliberate!
Gu Changsheng gritted her teeth and shot a glare at Zhou Mu behind her, then jumped off her horse.
What did she ever do to deserve this?
The evildoer attacks the city, and she takes the blame. The evildoer buries his grandfather and even manages to involve her father!
What the hell!
Gu Changsheng felt like she shouldn’t have gone out today, definitely didn’t check the almanac, bad luck upon bad luck!
“Foster father, foster father, are you alright?” Gu Changsheng ran towards the ruins of the city gate, looking at her dusty, disheveled foster father with a guilty conscience.
“It’s alright, it’s alright. It’s just good you’re back, just good you’re back.” After being away for a couple of years, seeing her again after so long, Mr. Ban Shan’s graying hair had turned even whiter. Seeing his only foster daughter once more, the worry he’d held for years instantly vanished, and he gave her a thorough once-over.
“Slimmed down, slimmed down, the food at the Southern Border wasn’t sufficient, huh. I’ll have Xiao Leizi make more delicious food for you to regain your strength.” Mr. Ban Shan looked at his daughter, unable to conceal his happiness, and then glanced at the splendid jewel on her head, generously praising, “That gem on your head is nice, more valuable than Emperor Lin’s crown. My daughter has a strong foundation!”
“Cough, cough…” Having just climbed to his feet, also exceptionally dusty and disheveled, Emperor Zhoulin’s face darkened upon hearing this, his cough intensifying.
Deliberate! This was definitely deliberate!
Deliberately mocking him in front of his future granddaughter-in-law, undermining his face!
His grandson resented his harsh training methods, not stepping foot into the Capital Region for over a decade. Now, finally coming back, and only to fulfill Gu Changsheng’s bride-pride ceremony, Emperor Zhoulin saw clearly that this granddaughter-in-law was his bridge to improve relations with the Imperial Grandson!
Yet, the moment this bridge emerged, Mr. Ban Shan, this future in-law, pulled such stunts!
Emperor Zhoulin gave Mr. Ban Shan a cutting look. Always seemed like a Great Confucian, but truly had a black heart, downright unreasonable!
Hearing her foster father’s praise, Gu Changsheng blushed a little, raised her hand to touch the dazzling jewel on her head, and cheerfully said, “Not worth much, not my crown, just something I wear for fun…”
Slam dunk!
This is an obvious slam dunk!
Emperor Zhoulin’s face instantly turned from black to purple!
Not worth much? That’s the Unmatched Gem! Right after Mr. Ban Shan said it was more valuable than his crown, this not-yet-married granddaughter-in-law came in with such a comment. What does this mean? What does it mean?
Something she wears for fun! What a blatant ridicule!
Even her plaything is pricier than his crown, making Emperor Zhoulin feel his old face was stomped into the ground.
He cast another unkind glare at grinning Mr. Ban Shan, with a little bit of gritting his teeth.
This father and daughter pair, despite not being biological, had the same unbearable smile, maddening indeed! Truly unreasonable!
And yet, he had no words to say!
Nowadays, if anyone can truly claim to be genuinely wealthy, Gu Changsheng could claim second place, and no one would dare claim first!