The Prime Minister's Darling
Chapter 1010 - 1010 479 Handsome Man Scheme (First Update)

Chapter 1010: 479 Handsome Man Scheme (First Update) Chapter 1010: 479 Handsome Man Scheme (First Update) “`

The moon was shrouded in darkness, the wind was fierce.

Capital City, due to a series of continuous battles, had plunged into a tense and guarded state. Yuan Tang had been hiding here and there in the City East for several days, like a rat crossing the street, living in a state of disgrace that he had never experienced before in all his years.

When Gu Jiao told him that his uncle, the Prince of Bo, was planning to rebel, he did not believe her. After all, his uncle was the most beloved legitimate son of the former emperor. When his father was still the crown prince of Chen Country, he had committed a serious crime. It was the Prince of Bo who had single-handedly exonerated his father, preserving his position as crown prince.

How could one not trust such an uncle, the Prince of Bo?

As for the Rong Family, his maternal family.

The daughter of the Rong Family, his mother, was the noble concubine of Chen Country, esteemed and superior to tens of thousands, merely waiting to be crowned empress and to be the mother of the nation.

The Prince of Bo, his uncle, had no marital relations with the Rong Family. Had the Rong Family lost their minds? To not help their own daughter and grandson, but instead assist an outsider?

He felt that Gu Jiao must have been mistaken, or perhaps she was maliciously trying to sow discord between him and his uncle, the Prince of Bo.

However, he had indeed harbored some suspicions, always instructing his people to pay attention to the royal family’s movements in Zhan Country. It was not until the emperor issued an order for his arrest that he realized the seriousness of the situation.

He managed to escape first.

And just a few days into his flight, news came from the frontiers that Chen Country’s army had pressured the borders, and Zhan Country had lost three cities in succession.

It was also at that moment that he finally understood that Gu Jiao had not deceived him. His uncle, the Prince of Bo, had truly revolted!

The emperor still ordered his capture, probably thinking that by capturing him, he could threaten Chen Country. But Gu Jiao was right, it wasn’t his father who had violated the treaty between the two nations; it was his uncle, the Prince of Bo.

So even if they killed him, his uncle wouldn’t blink an eye.

At this point for him, it was a checkmate situation.

He didn’t even know how his father was faring.

If his uncle, the Prince of Bo, dared to do such a thing, he must have seized control of the court, and it was even possible that he had placed his father under house arrest.

Thinking this, Yuan Tang’s face grew cold.

“Go look over there!”

The voices of the imperial guards came from not far away.

This danger of exposure had happened countless times before; Yuan Tang had gone from initial indignation to a gradually numb state.

But he did not dare to be careless.

Otherwise, once he was caught, it would be the end of him. His uncle wouldn’t protect him, and Zhan Country wouldn’t let him go; he was the person both sides couldn’t wait to get rid of.

Yuan Tang darted through an alley nearby, and as he reached an avenue, Liu Yisheng blocked his path.

Liu Yisheng had hired a carriage and, lifting the curtain, said to him, “Come with me!”

Yuan Tang did not move forward but looked at Liu Yisheng with a complex expression. As the footsteps behind him grew nearer, he disappeared into the night without turning back.

He couldn’t involve his cousin.

If he were to die, it should be alone in Zhan Country.

Meanwhile, the news that the frontier had lost three cities and the old Marquis had been caught reached the Marquis Residence at the same time.

“What did you say! The old master has been captured on the frontier!”

In the study room, Marquis Gu looked incredulously at Huang Zhong. “Are you sure you heard correctly? Wasn’t the old master out enjoying the mountains and rivers? How could he end up on the frontier? That is a land of bitter cold!”

Huang Zhong, at a loss, said, “It’s the absolute truth, Marquis! Remnants of the former dynasty at the frontier colluded with Chen Country’s army, going so far as to cede land and betray the country to help Chen Country push its way near the frontier. The news that the old master was captured has already spread throughout the Imperial Palace!”

“How could this happen?” Marquis Gu slumped down in his chair, devastated.

Huang Zhong said anxiously, “The Empress Dowager is furious. She has decreed that the heir return to the capital immediately, saying that… that he must reorganize the Gu Family’s army and lead them north to repel the enemy!”

Marquis Gu’s complexion changed yet again, “Changqing also has to go to the frontier? He…”

He was only twenty-one years old!

He had never been to such a distant battlefield, nor had he experienced such a fierce war. A hundred thousand soldiers of the Gu Family heading north—this was bound to be a tough battle!

Outside the study room, Gu Chengfeng, who had overheard the conversation, felt like he had fallen into an ice pit.

He knew his grandfather had gone to the frontier under imperial orders, but he had never imagined that instead of saving Princess Ning An, his grandfather would end up trapped himself.

He did not know who the remnants of the former dynasty were, but judging by the ruthless and extreme nature of the Empress Dowager Jing, his grandfather’s life was in grave danger in the hands of those people.

His elder brother was far away near Fengdu Mountain, and it would take time for him to return to the capital, to reorganize the Gu Family’s army, and then head north to the frontier. He wondered if his grandfather could survive long enough to wait for his brother’s arrival…

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