The Phoenix is Back - Chapter 187

Chapter 187 Gu Family Qingyou
At this moment, everyone’s gazes were fixed on Gu An and his daughter. No one noticed the gloomy chill in the depths of the Crown Prince Chu Yanzhi’s eyes.

Admittedly, he had no intention of marrying Gu Qingyou, but he definitely would not allow Gu An’s daughter to marry Chu Muzhi!

“Your Majesty, since Miss Gu is interested and His Highness Prince Qin has a heart, why don’t you help these lovers? This can be considered a good story.” Prime Minister Zhang slowly walked out and bowed to the emperor on the throne.

Although he knew that the emperor on the throne would definitely not agree to this marriage, as long as he said this, Gu An’s thoughts of letting Gu Qingyou marry the Crown Prince would be completely cut off. In this way, his purpose would be answered.

At this moment, Chu Muzhi also recovered from his shock. He hurriedly stood up and knelt down in front of Gu Qingyou. He raised his hand to salute the Emperor and said, “Your son also pleads with Father Emperor for his fulfillment.”

Looking at Chu Muzhi, Gu Qingyou couldn’t care less about the burning pain on her right face, and her tears immediately gushed out.

Although she also knew that Chu Muzhi’s marriage proposal was not necessarily because he liked her at this moment, even if that was the case, she felt satisfied. Even if she could not marry him in the end, she had at least fought hard for her. In the future, when she recalled it, she would feel that she had no regrets in her life.

“Your Highness, didn’t you just ask the Emperor to find a good son-in-law for Miss Gu in the crowd? Now that Miss Gu and His Highness Prince Qin are happy with each other, aren’t you happy for them?” Prime Minister Zhang raised his head and looked at Chu Yanzhi. Then, he stroked his white beard and smiled. “Or do you think His Highness Prince Qin is not worthy of the’good son-in-law ‘you mentioned?”

This’crown prince ‘immediately drew everyone’s gazes towards Chu Yanzhi.

They suddenly remembered that just when they thought that Gu Qingyou was about to confess his feelings to the Crown Prince, the Crown Prince stood up and left at an inappropriate time. It seemed that the Crown Prince had no intention of doing anything to Miss Gu. Then, today’s marriage proposal made people think a little hard. Even if the Crown Prince was unwilling to marry this Miss Gu, if he watched Gu Qingyou marry His Highness Prince Qin who was opposed to the Crown Prince, he would probably be unwilling. However, just as Elder Xu had said, the Crown Prince had personally asked the Emperor to find a good son-in-law for Miss Gu among the crowd. Regardless of character or appearance, King Qin was enough to be the Crown Prince’s’good son-in-law ‘.

Even the Crown Prince hadn’t thought that this marriage proposal would end up completely out of the script until now.

Seeing that the Emperor’s expression was gloomy and the Crown Prince beside him, Chu Yanzhi, had an indescribable chill all over his body, Gu An broke out in cold sweat and hurriedly knelt on the ground. “Your Majesty, this lowly official is guilty. Actually, the reason why the little girl hasn’t been married until now is because she had a serious illness when she was young that burned her brain. The doctor said that it was necessary to nurture fear and prevent future illness, which was also why I didn’t tell her about marriage before. “Little girl’s body really isn’t worthy of His Highness Prince Qin. Please think twice!”

“I didn’t.” Tears flashed in Gu Qingyou’s eyes as she looked at her father in surprise and sadness.

In order to prevent her from marrying my Chu family, he actually made up such a lie. Did he ever think that once he said this, even if he stopped this marriage, no one would marry her in the future? Although she had never thought of marrying anyone else in her life except Chu Muzhi, as her father, was he not thinking of her at all?

Thinking of this, Gu Qingyou felt a chill run down her spine.

“Lord Gu, if Qianjin really had such a disease, then you brought her to the Zi Chen Palace to ask the Emperor to grant her a marriage. Do you think this is a crime of bullying the emperor?” Prime Minister Zhang sneered at Gu An.

In order to prevent his daughter from marrying Prince Qin, Gu An really went all out. He didn’t even want his daughter’s reputation anymore. Although he knew that the chances of success in this marriage were slim, it was an unexpected harvest to be able to muddle the pond water and prevent Gu Qingyou from marrying the Crown Prince.

“Elder Ge, what did you say? From the beginning to the end, Xiaoguan never thought of asking the Emperor to marry the little girl.” Gu An raised his head and frowned as he refuted Prime Minister Zhang’s words.

“You!” Prime Minister Zhang’s white beard trembled. Then, he remembered that Gu An had indeed said nothing from beginning to end. It was Gu Qingyou who ran out to say that she liked King Qin and asked the Emperor to grant her a marriage. Thinking of this, he was troubled, “Since you did not intend for the Emperor to grant Ling Qianjin a marriage, then why did you bring her to Zi Chen Palace to dance?” You could have stopped Qian Jin earlier when he said that he had someone he liked? Why did he have to wait for His Highness Prince Qin to agree to Ling Qianjin’s confession before saying these words? Could it be that your father and daughter are playing tricks on King Qin? If that’s the case, where do you put King Qin? “Where should I put the face of the royal family?”

Elder Zhang’s words sounded loud, and many people in Zi Chen Hall echoed, especially the former Swallow King’s party.

“Elder Ge is absolutely right. Lord Gu, please give King Qin an explanation.” At this moment, Imperial Governor Xu Sheng also stood up.

Gu An’s eyes suddenly turned red. He stood up and bowed to the Emperor, “Your Majesty, as a father, I always want to find a good home for my daughter. In addition, Qing You has not been ill for all these years, so I always have a sliver of luck in my heart, but … But no matter what, I never thought that Qing You would actually say those words to His Highness Prince Qin!” “Xiaguan is guilty!” As Gu An said this, tears flowed down his cheeks.

“Lord Gu, if the person that Qian Jin invited to marry this time is not King Qin, then you are prepared to hide it, right?” Xu Sheng smiled coldly and looked at Gu An with a sarcastic gaze. “Lord Gu, have you ever thought that even if the person who invited Qian Jin is not the King of Qin but the other young masters present, Lord Gu would still be suspected of deceiving you, even if the marriage was bestowed by the emperor?”

A drop of cold sweat fell down his forehead on the ice-cold marble floor. Gu An looked at his pale face on the bare floor under his eyes, and cold sweat broke out from his back.

Since he had just said this, he naturally knew that he might take the risk of bullying the monarch. However, he was betting that his words had shown his loyalty to the Emperor and the Crown Prince, betting that the Emperor and the Crown Prince would protect him.

“Your Majesty …”

“Elder Zhang.” Chu Yanzhi suddenly interrupted Elder Zhang’s words. He smiled softly and walked to Chu Muzhi. “Eighth brother, Elder Zhang just said that you and Miss Gu are happy with each other. I wonder if it counts now?”

Chu Mu was stunned as he raised his head and looked at Chu Yanzhi.

Prime Minister Zhang and Xu Sheng exchanged glances, and their brows furrowed at the same time.

It seemed that Chu Yanzhi was going to protect Gu An.

“Royal Brother, what did you say? Your brother’s words naturally count.” Chu Muzhi raised his eyes to meet Chu Yanzhi’s gaze, and the corner of his lips curled slightly.

This answer was obviously within Chu Yanzhi’s expectations.

If Chu Muzhi said no, then his so-called mutual affection would become a joke. How could a prince, who had abandoned the woman he liked because he discovered that she had some illness, be convinced by the officials? Therefore, he didn’t even need to think about it to know that Chu Muzhi had no other answer.

“Since that’s the case, then presumably, Eighth Brother wouldn’t be unwilling to agree to this marriage because Miss Gu was told by the doctor that she might fall ill in the future, right?” Chu Yanzhi continued with a smile.

His words were like a reassuring pill. Hearing that, Gu An immediately raised his head and looked at Chu Yanzhi gratefully.

Elder Zhang frowned and looked at Xu Sheng.

As expected, he had been hibernating behind the former Crown Prince for so many years, Seeing that things had progressed to this point, he knew that he and Gu An intended to break off their relationship, so he took the initiative to propose this marriage. In this way, even if Gu Qingyou really married Prince Qin, Gu An was grateful for the magnanimity that they forced Chu Yanzhi step by step. Naturally, he was more and more convinced of Chu Yanzhi.

Chu Mu’s eyes narrowed without a trace.

This damned Chu Yanzhi forced him to jump into the pit word for word, but this pit, he had to jump now even if he didn’t jump.

If only Seventh Brother were here now.

Even if they both had Seventh Brother and Seventh Sister-in-law, it would still be good.

Even though he was unwilling to admit it, he had no choice but to admit that without Seventh Brother and Seventh Sister-in-law behind him, he really did not have the ability to fight against Chu Yan.

At this moment, Gu Qingyou felt as if her heart was being forcefully gripped by an invisible hand. It was as if she was walking in a pitch black hell. Suddenly, a glimmer of hope appeared in front of her eyes. At this moment, Chu Muzhi was the glimmer in her eyes.

Finally, the corners of Chu Mu’s lips moved. He turned around and his gaze gently landed on Gu Qingyou’s face. “Of course not.” After saying that, his horn curved into a light smile, his eyes becoming gentler and gentler. “Qingyou, are you willing to marry me?”

Gu Qingyou covered her lips and cried. Her tears were like broken beads, rolling down non-stop. Her eyes were filled with disbelief, but they were filled with uncontrollable excitement and ecstasy. Her cries grew louder and louder. In the end, she could not control herself from crying loudly in front of the hall.

Her actions today were completely desperate. She had never thought that she would actually be able to marry Chu Muzhi.

She knew that her father’s position was completely opposed to King Qin’s. She also knew that the person her father wanted her to marry was Chu Yanzhi. Therefore, she had always kept her thoughts deep in her heart. Even in her sleep, she did not dare to reveal the slightest bit. She was only waiting for an opportunity to express her thoughts. She thought that even if she could not marry the person she dreamed of, she would at least not marry the political opponent of her beloved. As for the consequences of betraying her father and family, she never dared to think about it … However, she did not expect that her desperate gamble today would turn out to be like a willow blossom in the dark.

The corner of Chu Muzhi’s eyes twitched as he looked at Gu Qingyou, who was crying so loudly in front of him and had no image at all.

Originally, his impression of this woman in front of him was that she looked better than others. He had suddenly confessed to her and Prime Minister Zhang’s sudden proposal to marry her. He was just trying to trick Chu Yan by riding a tiger and pushing a boat. In fact, when Chu Yanzhi had just dug a pit and waited for him to jump down, his heart was still a little angry. However, looking at Gu Qingyou, whose face was drenched with makeup and even snot from crying because of his words, his heart was inexplicably moved.

It wasn’t that he hadn’t been liked by others. Xiao Xichun had liked him before, but Xiao Xichun’s liking for him was enduring and self-pity and self-pity. She had never placed herself on the same level as him. Therefore, when she heard that she had the possibility to make a decision, she immediately cut off her path before he could reject her. However, this woman in front of her was different. Her love was risking everything. It could even be said that she was looking at death as if she were at home. Even though she knew that there was a possibility that she was waiting in front of her, she did not hesitate to jump down. This kind of burning emotion made people unable to avoid it, and people could not help but be brought in by her.