On the wedding day, I was broken off, so I remarried his uncle

The news that Marquis Xie brought his nephew back home in a high-profile manner spread among the wealthy and powerful in the capital like wildfire.

Now, apart from the Fourth Prince's rebellion and execution, another hot topic in the entire capital is that the Xie family has found the orphan of Princess Pingning.

You know, when Princess Pingning was hunted down, it shocked the court and the country.

These two things seem to be unrelated, but in fact, people who know the inside story understand that all of this is caused by the ambition of the Fourth Prince.

Just after the court session that day, ministers walking in groups of three or five were discussing:

"You said that Gu's Erlang followed the Fourth Prince in a rebellion, and now the Gu family has been thrown into prison. Do you think that child will plead with Lord Xie for mercy?"

"Let's not talk about Gu Erlang. Lord Gu also led the army to quell the rebellion. After all, he is my blood relative. I can't just watch the Gu family get convicted!"

Everyone looked strange. They had heard about what happened later. It was Minister Gu who refused to allow the princess to come to his aid, which led to a series of tragedies that followed.

At that time, Lord Gu also had military power in his hands. If he had been tougher, even if the Fourth Prince was arrogant, he would not have dared to take action at the foot of the Imperial City, right?

Seeing everyone silent, Lord Wang, the Minister of Rites, continued, "In my opinion, the child has the blood of the Gu family, so he should consider the family."

The others nodded when they heard this. In their opinion, family interests are more important than personal interests.

What's more, I heard that the child is a very good student like his father. If his family is convicted, how can he pass the imperial examination and become an official in the future?

When Lord Wang was speaking excitedly, someone next to him suddenly pulled his sleeve.

"Lord Li, why are you pulling me here?" Lord Wang turned around in confusion, and immediately saw a pair of solemn and cold eyes staring at him coldly.

In the middle of summer, Lord Wang felt a chill running through his heart.

Talking about people behind their backs is not what a gentleman does.

Lord Wang, an official of the Ministry of Rites, shrank his neck a little guilty and stuttered, "Thank... Thank you, Lord Marquis, are you going back?"

Xie Lang glanced at everyone with cold eyes, snorted coldly, and walked out of the palace.

After the man walked away, Lord Wang wiped the non-existent sweat from his forehead. This man had been in the army for too long and his pressure was too great. Under his gaze just now, he did not dare to look him in the eye.

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Xie Lang strode out of the palace, thinking about the conversation he had just heard.

Today, the Crown Prince informed the Gu family of the punishment in advance. The second branch of the Gu family was directly beheaded for treason, and the rest of the Gu family was sentenced to exile.

There was one thing they were right about. Yun You was also a child of the Gu family. If the entire Gu family was convicted, he would also become the son of a criminal. This would probably have a negative impact on the child's future!

If he took action, the other members of the Gu family might be spared from exile, but he did not want to do so.

But things in this world are not something he can do as he pleases just because he doesn't want to.

It seemed that the child was a loyal person. When he heard that his mother had also passed away, he was heartbroken for a long time.

He saw it and felt a little bit sorry for it.

After all, the Gu family is his father's family. Well, I'll ask him what he thinks after he goes back.

Over the years, his uncle has never done anything for him. As long as it can make him smile, he will do it even if it is against his will!

After dinner, Xie Lang left the couple behind.

"I'm afraid the emperor won't be able to hold out for much longer. The imperial physician said it will only take a month. If the emperor dies, there will probably be unrest in the border areas. I need to rush back to take charge."

Chen Yunyou was shocked when he heard this, "When will my uncle leave?"

He had just spent two days with his uncle and he was about to leave. Chen Yunyou felt extremely sad.

Xie Lang looked at his nephew's lost expression and couldn't help but pat him on the shoulder. "I will be leaving in three days! Before I leave, I have something I want to hear from you."

He paused and continued, "The Crown Prince told me today that the second branch of the Gu family will be executed for participating in treason, and the others will be exiled."

"Do you want to save them?"