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Chapter 376: Prince Liang Returns to His Fiefdom

At this time, Jiang Rou didn't know that her husband had been arrested. She was busy explaining some things to her son.

"What are you talking about? Why is this happening? What does this have to do with us? You can blame us for this? This is too unreasonable, isn't it?" Gu Jiusi said
"Silly child, how can there be any logic in such things? They are the greatest truth in the world. Can't you even understand this?"

"Okay, son, don't interrupt me. Listen to me first, or I'm afraid I won't have a chance to tell you. Remember, the remaining silver in our family is hidden in Yangzhou."

"No matter who asks you, you have to answer like this. Didn't he hear it?" Jiang Rou said seriously.

"I, I understand, mother. Don't worry, I'll remember it." Gu Jiusi said
Jiang Rou nodded immediately after hearing this. Just when she was about to say something, the princess suddenly came over and said, "Mother-in-law, husband, something bad has happened. My father-in-law has been captured by the prince."

"Ah? What? Princess, did I hear correctly? My father was arrested? Why, why did the prince arrest my father?" Gu Jiusi asked
"Husband, what else could it be? It's all about the silver. Yangzhou is now in a stalemate. If we don't have the silver, we'll lose the battle."

"This battle was strongly advocated by the Crown Prince, so he must find a way, and his way is the other half of your family's silver. Husband, where is the silver?" said the princess.
After hearing this, Gu Jiusi immediately remembered what his mother said, and then he looked at his mother with a slightly embarrassed look, and said, "Princess, we have hidden the silver in Yangzhou."

"I felt something was wrong at the beginning. How could so much silver be missing? However, only my father and mother know where it is hidden. I don't know." Gu Jiusi said in a deep voice.
After hearing this, the princess looked a little unnatural, but she quickly said, "Mother-in-law, can you tell me where it is hidden?"

"Tell me now so I can go find the prince and ask him to release my father-in-law." said the princess.
"Okay, okay, Princess, the silver is in our main store in Yangzhou City. We have a hidden cellar, and the silver is in there." Jiang Rou said
"Okay, I understand, mother-in-law and husband, you wait here for me. I will go to see the prince and ask him to release my father-in-law." The princess nodded after hearing this, then got up and left.

After she left, Jiang Rou and her son looked at each other and saw worry in each other's eyes. They knew very well that this was just a double act and the purpose was actually money.

Jiang Rou knew that this would make the prince angry, but she still wanted to say it. After all, compared to hiding the silver in Yangzhou, giving it to the Liu family was more dangerous.

Gu Jiusi didn't know all this, so he asked directly, "Mom, what should we do now? You should be able to predict that the prince will not let Dad out without silver."

"I know, of course I know, but what can I do? What good can I do? Things have come to this, we can only take it one step at a time." Jiang Rou said helplessly.

At this time, the princess had already arrived at the East Palace and told the prince what happened.

"Hmm? In other words, the silver is really hidden in Yangzhou?" The prince said with a gloomy face.

"Under the current circumstances, they should not dare to lie, so the silver should really be hidden in Yangzhou. As for whether it is hidden in the head office, that is unknown."

"Brother Crown Prince, what are you going to do now? You have already captured the man, how are you going to deal with my father-in-law?" the princess asked.
"What? Are you really attracted to that dude? Don't forget, you are my sister, a princess of my royal family. Everything should be based on the interests of the royal family."

"Okay, go back now. I know how to deal with Gu Langhua. When you go back, have someone keep an eye on the mother and son. Make sure nothing unexpected happens." The prince said in a deep voice.
After hearing this, the princess did not say anything else, but turned around and left. The prince did not care about her behavior. After all, he knew that he had gone too far.

But he just said that the royal family’s interests come first, or in other words, his interests come first.

Now that things had developed to this point, he naturally had to inform his father, so he got up and walked out. Soon he arrived at the imperial study and told his father what had happened.

"You mean, the money is hidden in Yangzhou? Doesn't that mean we can't get it?" Emperor Rong asked
"Yes, father. According to what they said, the silver was hidden in Yangzhou City and we can't get it. The question now is, what should we do with them?" asked the prince.

"How should we deal with them? What else can we do? Let them go. After all, they are royal relatives, and we still have to save face for the royal family."

"Since we are destined to not get it, then we should not let them bring shame to the royal family." Emperor Rong said
"Father, I think we can wait and see what King Liang will do. We may be able to kill two birds with one stone this time." The prince said
"Hmm? You mean? What you said makes sense. How about this? Let's lock him up for three days. If King Liang doesn't move within three days, we'll release him." Emperor Rong said directly
After hearing this, the prince knew that it was time for him to leave, so he bowed and turned to leave.

Time quickly came to the next day. At the morning court that day, Prince Liang and Jiang He came out to plead for the Gu family. Seeing this, Emperor Rong naturally took advantage of the situation and directly drove them out of the court.

After the court was dismissed, Prince Liang and the other man walked together with gloomy faces. Naturally, others did not dare to offend them. After returning to Prince Liang's mansion, their faces changed and they immediately became happy.

"Jiang He, you really got it right. His Majesty really let me go back to my fiefdom. That's amazing, really amazing." King Liang said with emotion
"Your Highness, you are too kind to praise me. I am just following the situation and I don't deserve your praise. Your Highness, when will you leave the capital?" Jiang Hedao
"Hmm? Jiang He, we are a family, so if you have anything to say, just speak directly. Is there any etiquette here?" Liang Wang said.
"Your Highness, you can't walk too fast. If you walk too fast, His Majesty will definitely get suspicious. So, I think you need to delay for a while."

"It's best to delay until His Majesty can no longer help but issue an order to let you go, then you can leave. This way you can ensure that nothing goes wrong." Jiang He said in a deep voice
"You are right. We should not be too hasty about this matter. I understand. Now that we are leaving, what about your sister?" asked the King of Liang.

"Your Highness, you don't have to worry about my sister. The royal family will not do anything to them. After all, they are destined not to get the silver. In this case, they still have to save some face."

"If my estimate is correct, it will probably be in the next few days. At most, they will be released after you leave, so you don't have to worry." Jiang He said
"Well, that's good, that's good, then I feel relieved." Liang Wang said
Things turned out to be exactly as Jiang He had expected. On the third day after the morning court session, Gu Langhua was released and returned to his own residence.

"Husband. Are you okay, husband? You have suffered." Jiang Rou said with a distressed look on her face.

"Okay, Madam, I'm fine now, aren't I? Let's not stand here, let's go inside and talk. It would be so ridiculous if we stay here," Gu Langhua said.

"Yes, yes, yes, look at me, I forgot about it. Let's go in, let's go in now." Jiang Rou said
After the couple went in, they started to prepare water and clothes. After Gu Langhua had packed up, the couple started to discuss their next plan. "Madam, although this incident is in the past, it can happen again if it happens once. I think we should prepare early." Gu Langhua said

"Yes, husband, you don't know yet, right? King Liang and my brother have been punished for pleading for us. My brother went to the Ministry of Works, and King Liang was driven back to his fiefdom."

"I guess His Royal Highness Prince Liang will leave the capital in a few days, right?" Jiang Rou said
"What? This is actually happening? No, I have to go and thank His Highness." Gu Langhua said

"Okay, my dear, don't worry. It's not too late to go tomorrow. You were just released today. Take a good rest and get enough energy before going." Jiang Rou advised.

"Yes, yes, yes, ma'am, you are right. We should have a good rest before going. By the way, ma'am, is that brat Jiusi okay? Has he not caused any trouble again?" Gu Langhua said

"Don't worry, our son has been feeling much better recently. Don't worry about it and just rest first." Jiang Rou said
Then the couple rested. The next day, the Gu couple, who had rested enough, got on a carriage together and soon arrived at Prince Liang's Mansion.

"Thank you for saving my life, Your Highness. I really have no way to repay you." Gu Langhua bowed and said

"Alright, alright, what are you doing? We are all family, there is no need to be so formal, get up quickly, it's a good opportunity that you are here today, let's have a good gathering."

"When I return to my fiefdom in a few days, there will be no chance for us to get together again. Let's go." King Liang said
During the banquet, Gu Langhua and Prince Liang had a very happy chat, and the couple left at sunset. Naturally, these things could not be hidden from the palace.

"How ridiculous! This is really ridiculous! The Gu family couple are so bold that they managed to save their lives by chance. Instead of thinking about the emperor's grace, they actually went to thank others!" The prince was furious.
Compared to the Crown Prince's reaction, Emperor Rong was much calmer, because he was no longer qualified to think about these things, as he had more important things to think about now.

At this time, in the princess's bedroom, the couple were also talking about this matter.

"My dear husband, I am so sorry about what happened this time. I couldn't help you at all." said the princess
"Hey, Princess, how can you say that? If it weren't for you this time, my father would have no chance of being released, so please don't blame yourself."

"Besides, this time, it was our family that was at fault. We were just being clever at the time. We can't blame the Crown Prince and His Majesty for this. It's all our own fault." Gu Jiusi said with a smile

After hearing this, the princess looked touched, but she knew in her heart that the little affection between them had been exhausted this time.

But once you know it, you know it. She can't change anything. She is a princess, but in fact she is just a tool for marriage and she has no say in her marriage.

Not to mention other things, especially this time, when it comes to national affairs, she has no right to say anything.

So when faced with her husband's disguise, she could only pretend to be ignorant and delay the matter so that she could live her life in peace.

Time passed quickly, and Emperor Rong finally didn't want to endure it anymore, so he issued an imperial decree, and Prince Liang had to leave the capital with his entire family.

On the day he left, the Gu family naturally went to see him off. This time was different from the previous times, as even Gu Jiusi came out to see him off.

"Okay, everyone. Thank you for coming to see me off. Let's go back. We will have a chance to go to Liangzhou in the future. We can meet each other then. Let's go back, let's go back." Liang Wang said
King Liang left, and others thought that he had ended his life in disgrace, but only Jiang He knew how big a turmoil his departure would cause, so after seeing King Liang off, he went straight to the Gu family.

"Brother, what did you say? Are you talking about His Royal Highness Prince Liang? His Royal Highness Prince Liang?" Jiang Rou said in shock.
"Speak softly. Do you want to call everyone here? This matter has been decided long ago. His Highness has had this intention for a long time, but he just never had the chance before."

"Now that Wang Shanquan has already started his rebellion, he has no time to worry about it. So he has no time to worry about it. Now it's our problem."

"Sister, remember, this matter must not be told to anyone, and Langhua and Jiusi cannot tell either, because if this matter is leaked, it is hard to say whether King Liang will be in trouble, but we will definitely die!"

"The reason I'm telling you now is because I want you to have some idea of ​​what's going on. After all, you've been the head of the Gu family for so many years, so you need to know in advance and make preparations early."

"This matter was planned beforehand. Regardless of whether your family's affairs are involved or not, this is inevitable, so you don't need to blame yourself."

"After all, all the kings of different surnames in the past dynasties have had a bad ending. This step will have to be taken sooner or later. It's just a matter of time."

"It's a godsend to have such a good opportunity now. If you miss it this time, you don't know when the next time will be." After Jiang He finished speaking, he stood up and left.

After he left, Jiang Rou sat in the room for a long time before leaving. When Gu Langhua saw his wife coming out, he hurried forward and asked, "What's wrong, Madam? Are you okay?"

"It's okay, my husband. I'm just a little worried. My brother just told me that the battle of Yangzhou is doomed to fail and the world will be in chaos."

"But when the heroes compete for supremacy, the capital will become a place of trouble. We should make plans early." Jiang Rou said in a deep voice
"Yes, I understand, Madam. There is still no news now, right? Don't worry. If the court has any other solutions, who knows."

We should just prepare and wait for the news. Don't worry so much. Don't let the trouble come before you fall ill. "Gu Langhua advised.
(End of this chapter)