Chapter 400: Chapter 400: Cross-Dressing Female General VS Enchanting Femme Fatale (22) Chapter 400: Chapter 400: Cross-Dressing Female General VS Enchanting Femme Fatale (22) Gu Shengyin could tell from Jiang Huan’s expression what the outcome was as he stepped out.
Sure enough, Jiang Huan approached him, extending a hand, “Get up, let’s go to the Imperial Study Room and apologize to the Emperor.”
Gu Shengyin stood up with his hand’s guidance and walked into the Imperial Study Room, kneeling before the Emperor standing there, “This subject is guilty.”
The Emperor harrumphed angrily, “You still know you’re guilty? You’ve grown bold, daring to threaten Us?”
Gu Shengyin smiled, “This subject knew Your Majesty cherishes him, that’s why I dared such ‘rebellion’.”
“Enough, enough,” the Emperor waved his hand, “We understand, We have wronged you with Shu He’s issue. Let’s see if there’s any suitable princess in the Imperial Family, how about We compensate you with a gentle and graceful wife?”
Gu Shengyin waved his hands hastily, “Thank you for Your Majesty’s kind intention, but this subject really doesn’t have such thoughts right now, this subject cannot bear Your Majesty’s favor.”
If the Emperor were to bestow another marriage, wouldn’t all her efforts be in vain?
The Emperor was just joking, but being outright rejected by his subject made him uncomfortable. His eyes glared, “Stop hanging around in front of Us, get out now!”
Thus, Gu Shengyin rolled out swiftly, and incidentally… took a certain His Royal Highness Prince Rong with her.
Jiang Huan watched Gu Shengyin who appeared completely unaffected by Princess Shu He’s matter.
Gu Shengyin replied cheerfully, “I never liked her to begin with. They were the ones doing such shameless acts and ruined their reputation, not me.”
Looking at Jiang Huan, her eyes were bright, “What’s a great man to worry about not having a wife? Sighs and lamentations are but the behavior of women, I, Fu Yunzhen, disdain such things.”
When she said this, her eyes shone brighter than the stars in the sky, involuntarily inspiring belief in her words.
Jiang Huan’s gaze softened, “Right, with Yunzhen being so outstanding, he’s the dream of many ladies from Prominent Families.”
When he uttered these words, an unconscious sourness rose in his heart: so many could openly admire him, everyone but him…
Wait, why was he having such thoughts? Jiang Huan was startled by his own realization.
He looked at the radiant Gu Shengyin, and the doubt in his heart grew broader.
Did he harbor such feelings for Yunzhen? The more Jiang Huan thought, the more bitter he felt.
Men loving each other would inevitably violate the harmony of heaven and incur the scorn of the world; how could he bear to drag Yunzhen into such a quagmire?
Jiang Huan wished he would never wake to realize the nature of his feelings for Yunzhen, that way he could continue to rightfully stay by his side…
“Watch out!” Gu Shengyin’s voice pulled his attention back, as the carriage jolted violently, and at the same time, a pair of hands firmly supported him.
“What’s going on?” Jiang Huan snapped back to reality and asked the coachman outside.
“Your Highness, there’s an assassin. Please, do not come out,” came the coachman’s muffled voice.
Gu Shengyin’s heart stirred; this was the contingency she had prepared activating.
She held Jiang Huan down, stood up, “I’ll go take a look, you stay inside and don’t move.”
Jiang Huan instinctively tried to stop her, but Gu Shengyin laughed proudly, “Shian must not forget who I am. In this world, there’s no one born yet who could take my life, Fu Yunzhen, through force!”
After saying this, she flipped out of the carriage, stunning an assassin with a swift blow and disarming him of his weapon.
“A bunch of ignorant fools, not knowing whether to live or die!”