Chapter 845: Careful Planning Ruined by Gu Nuo’er
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
Before Grand Consort Yu could retract her smile, it immediately froze on her face.
She suddenly stood up and rushed out of the door.
“What did you say?!”
At this moment, the head eunuch, Chunshou, led the mighty imperial guards into the courtyard of the Zhuyou Palace.
Prince Guang’s fat body was pressed down fiercely by the imperial guards as if they were escorting a prisoner.
His headgear and clothes were in a mess and he looked very miserable!
“My son!” Grand Consort Yu exclaimed and quickly ran over.
Before she could touch Prince Guang, she was separated by the imperial guards with their ta.s.seled spears.
In the side hall, Princess Consort Guang and Gu Rao also rushed out when they heard the commotion.
Seeing Prince Guang like this, Gu Rao was shocked. “Father!”
Eunuch Chunshou had a faint smile on his face and looked at Grand Consort Yu with a mocking gaze.
“This servant has received orders to issue an edict. Hurry up and kneel!”
Grand Consort Yu was usually arrogant.
She had also always looked down on such eunuchs.
However, she saw the bright imperial edict in Chunshou’s hand.
She gritted her teeth and knelt down with the princess consort and Gu Rao.
“By the will of the heavens, the emperor’s edict states that Prince Guang had privately forged a key to the treasury and tried to frame and slander the princess. He even made a commotion in the Jinluan Hall, disregarding his status and losing the dignity of the royal family. His crime is doubled!
“On account of our familial ties, he won’t be beheaded. However, from today onwards, he will be stripped of his status as a prince, his fiefdom will be taken back, and he will be demoted to a commoner. His son can’t be called a prince heir, and his daughter can’t be called a commandery princess! He will also be grounded in the Zhuyou Palace and won’t be able to leave without being summoned!”
Grand Consort Yu was in disbelief.
She looked up and widened her eyes. “What did you say? My son didn’t forge a key! The princess had clearly lost the key!
“Yongxuan picked up the key and kindly wanted to return it to His Majesty. How could he be slandering the princess?! There must be a misunderstanding!” Chunshou closed the imperial edict.
He looked at Grand Consort Yu and snorted. “Grand Consort, you must have gone senile. When did the princess lose the key? If she really did, how could
Her Highness take it out directly in Jinluan Hall just now?”
Grand Consort Yu felt as if she had been struck by lightning.
She had clearly heard Gu Nuo’er tell Gu Yihan that she had accidentally lost the key.
How could she have taken it out again on the spot?!
Chunshou watched Gu Nuo’er grow up and was very biased towards the little princess.
Moreover, Gu Nuo’er usually took care of him.
She didn’t discriminate against him for being a eunuch. When she saw him, he would still obediently call him Uncle Chunshou.
At this moment, Chunshou didn’t treat Grand Consort Yu well either.
He pursed his lips and said to Grand Consort Yu in disdain, “Grand Consort, if this servant were you, this servant would have felt really embarra.s.sed.”
As he spoke, Chunshou even took the initiative to pat his cheek.
He described vividly, “In the Jinluan Hall, all the civil and military officials saw Prince Guang say that he had found the key and took out a fake one. Then, the little princess took out the real key in confusion.
“Oh my! If you go back to the netherworld, how will you face the previous emperor, Grand Consort?”
Grand Consort Yu was already in a daze.
Her carefully planned plan was actually destroyed effortlessly by Gu Nuo’er.
Grand Consort Yu looked at Prince Guang. The latter lowered his tanned head, looking like he had just survived a calamity.
Chunshou explained, “His Majesty was furious and almost beheaded Prince Guang, oh no, I mean Master Gu Yongxuan!
“It’s already very lucky that he is able to survive. Grand Consort, you have to be grateful! By the way, His Majesty also said that you can keep your status as the Grand Consort without being implicated by Master Gu. However, you have to go to the Buddhist hall every day to copy sutras for the former Empress a hundred times a day..”