Chapter 1351 -1187: Interrogation

When Yao Mengxian’s gaze met Gu Chengyu’s questioning eyes, she immediately shook her head, indicating that it was not her doing.

Gu Chengyu pondered for a moment, realizing that Yao Mengxian wasn’t someone to act impulsively. He had already noticed this young lady’s exceptional calmness beyond her years. Since she claimed it wasn’t her doing, he chose to believe her.

Nodding toward Yao Mengxian, he managed to pull off a reassuring smile. Yao Mengxian was momentarily stunned; she actually understood the meaning in his eyes — was he telling her not to worry? Her heart unexpectedly warmed, calming her down like a miracle.

“Ba Yu! How are you?” The person had been moved to the couch inside the hall, Ge Yuan grabbed Ba Yu’s hand and asked worriedly.

“Seventh brother! It hurts!” Ba Yu’s eyes welled up with tears, her face bandaged up, leaving only her tearful eyes.

“Good girl!” Ge Yuan gently patted Ba Yu’s head, then directed his gaze toward the Empress and others behind him. The coldness in his eyes caused the Empress’s face to darken.

The purpose of Da Xing’s envoy visiting Dayan this time, she was naturally aware of, but now things had been messed up. If the peace talks between the two countries failed, the Emperor would surely blame her, as she, the Mother of the Country, failed to prevent this from happening.

“Seventh brother, my face, my face will be alright, won’t it? If it’s ruined, then I can’t keep living.”

Tears streamed uncontrollably from Ba Yu’s eyes, and Ge Yuan promptly wiped them away.

“Don’t cry, if tears soak the wound, it won’t be good. Rest assured! Your face will recover soon; that’s what the Imperial Physician just said. But you must take your medicine obediently, don’t be stubborn.”

Ge Yuan squeezed Ba Yu’s hand, comforted her a while, then turned to walk outside the hall.

Ba Yu watched her brother’s departing figure, and a surge of hatred rose in her eyes. Just because Ge Yuan is a Prince and she is a mere Princess, she has to sacrifice herself for him.

But she has no choice; who would willingly be disfigured? Whenever she thinks of spending her life with this face, she feels utterly hopeless.

Her right hand gently caressed her cheek, the once beautiful face that made Da Xing’s aristocratic family girls envious will never return in this life.

“Emperor, regarding this matter, as Ba Yu’s brother, I will never let it rest!” Ge Yuan furiously said to the Emperor.

“Your Majesty, you know how important appearance is for a woman! Our Princess has yet to find a husband, and now her face is ruined; how could she propose hereafter? Such a long gash engraved so deeply, even after healing, a scar will inevitably remain.”

“Although Ba Yu is ignorant, she usually has no schemes, how could she contend with those with ulterior motives? Emperor, you must provide an explanation for us, or else the peace talks between Da Xing and Dayan will cease!”

Gu Chengyu rubbed the Jade Ring on his right thumb, seemed like everything was calculated beforehand, that Princess is ruthless indeed, even willing to hurt herself so severely.

“What do you intend to do then?” the Emperor asked in a deep voice, enduring the headache.

“This time, the girl must be severely punished. Our Princess is of noble birth; since her appearance was disfigured, let the girl’s fiancé marry our Princess. This would punish the girl and settle the Princess’s marriage.”

Gu Chengyu let out a cold laugh; so this is their intention? Going round and round, they still want him to marry Ba Yu?

He truly couldn’t understand their insistence on having him marry Ba Yu; what are their true intentions?

“The truth about this matter is still unclear, and for Prince Ge Yuan to come to such a conclusion now is indeed premature. Furthermore, the marriage between myself and Miss Yao is Emperor’s decree, how could my betrothed be changed? This talk is too frivolous. Let’s have the witnesses present narrate the events. If Miss Yao indeed did it, she must pay for her inappropriate actions! If not, then she shouldn’t be wrongfully accused.”

Gu Chengyu stood forth; since Yao Mengxian was his fiancée, it was reasonable for him to defend her.

“Does Mr. Gu mean that our Ba Yu deliberately fell on her own?” Ge Yuan turned to look at Gu Chengyu, the complexity in his eyes causing Gu Chengyu to completely ignore him.

“No, but until the truth is uncovered, please refrain from taking statements out of context!”

“This is Dayan, the truth is just yours to say, right?” But sneered, clearly expressing distrust.

“Our Dayan is a grand nation, there is no rationale for sheltering. Everyone, rest assured, the truth will be thoroughly investigated!”

The Emperor remained silent for a moment before saying, “Let’s move outside the hall then! There were plenty of people present at the time, someone must have seen the event’s process.”

Watching Ge Yuan and others leave the inner hall, Gu Chengyu approached the Emperor, “Emperor! Someone just reported that the poison you’re suffering from has been traced back to Prince Jing.”

The Emperor paused his steps, “Prince Gong is amassing troops at the border, since you said you’ve already bought Ding Shi ten thousand, then let’s begin! First, mobilize some troops from the border to jointly attack Prince Gong and Prince Jing, it’s time to end this.”

The Emperor finally made the decisive resolution, feeling his end was at hand.

Gu Chengyu opened his mouth to dissuade but ultimately remained silent. It seemed this time the diplomatic relationship between the two countries must succeed, but what about Princess Ba Yu and Ge Yuan? They would not let things go easily.

“The scene was chaotic at the time, and in a moment of negligence, such a thing occurred. Princess Ba Yu is a distinguished guest from afar, now injured, at the time, could any of you witness it? Just speak out, any deceit, and don’t blame me for being rude.”

Hosting a proper feast, yet such a thing happened, the Empress’s heart was filled with repressed anger, she gazed at Yao Mengxian with piercing eyes.

“Miss Yao, I’ll give you a chance first. Tell me, did you push Princess Ba Yu or not?”

Though the Empress wished to cast this matter onto Yao Mengxian to settle it once and for all, if Dayan shouldered the blame, during negotiations, Dayan would be at a disadvantage, adversely affecting them.

Furthermore, Miss Yao is still the legitimate daughter of Duke Zhen’s Mansion, and the fiancée of Gu Chengyu, she couldn’t be treated too casually.

“Replying to the Empress, at the time, many aristocratic family girls were present; Princess Ba Yu first overturned the table, dropping cups, bowls, chopsticks, and dishes all over the place. Afterward, I indeed argued with her for a couple of sentences, all present witnessed, indisputable! But shortly afterward, before I could react, the Princess rushed beside me, and then stepped on the broken porcelain pieces on the ground, slipping and falling, this truly was unexpected. Now I feel guilty and regretful; if only I had held back and not retorted, perhaps the Princess wouldn’t be so agitated.”

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