A husband found in the village? I bought a regent for a penny!

Chapter 366 I'll Stay Here Tonight

Guangzhu persisted in finishing speaking, but finally couldn't hold back any longer and squatted on the ground, laughing so hard that her whole body was shaking.

She dared not make a sound.

After all, that prince who climbed over the wall in the middle of the night with a dark expression was right outside; we couldn't let him hear us, even if it meant death!

Gu Xixi stared in surprise, her eyes widening slightly.

He Jinglan jumped out of bed and asked Ziyan, "You said the regent is coming?"

She pointed to the window, incredulous, "He climbed over the wall into my Yuzhu Courtyard in the middle of the night?! Are you sure you didn't see wrong?!"

Ziyan nodded helplessly, somewhat embarrassed, "I can't be mistaken."

"Has the young lady forgotten our guards? If it weren't for the prince himself, how could he have gotten here?"

He Jinglan realized, "Oh right, that's true. If it were anyone else, they would be dead or alive by now."

Gu Xixi looked at the luminous bead that was still squatting there, her feelings complicated.

This shows that someone is indeed very scary in everyone's eyes.

Look at this child, how hard he's trying to hold back his laughter.

He Jinglan excitedly walked back to the bedside and took Gu Xixi's dress down from the rack.

"He suddenly came over at this time, he must have something to talk to you about, go quickly."

Gu Xixi asked suspiciously, "How do you know he only contacted me? Perhaps he has something else to tell us?"

He Jinglan smiled, bent down and leaned closer, lowering her voice, "Let me tell you, Mu Nanzhao was always very aloof when he was young. He would never stoop to doing things like climbing walls or trees."

"Tonight he actually scaled several walls from the Prince's mansion to get here, risking being seen by the servants and losing face. Such an abnormality is comparable to a rain of blood from the sky."

"I don't believe it unless it's for a special person and a special matter."

Gu Xixi was silent for a while, then got dressed and stood up. "He had better have something important to do to make such a fuss."

The moon is hazy tonight, a gentle breeze blows, and the bamboo shadows sway throughout the garden.

Mu Nanzhao, dressed in a loose-fitting dark blue robe inlaid with silver-threaded scroll patterns, stood with his hands behind his back under several slender bamboos, tall and elegant, ethereal and otherworldly like a bamboo forest immortal.

Gu Xixi saw him at a glance as soon as she stepped out the door, and muttered to herself as she walked towards him.

Climbing over a wall late at night wearing such conspicuous clothing is truly audacious.

Hearing footsteps approaching, Mu Nanzhao did not turn around. "The Jingzhao Prefecture will hold a trial for Lü Jing's case early tomorrow morning."

Gu Xixi was slightly taken aback, "So fast?"

Upon hearing that it was indeed a serious matter, she took two quick steps and looked at him from the side.

"When I watched the top scholar parade through the streets at noon, I overheard people talking about how Fan Dongping was the illegitimate son of Grand Secretary Fan."

"You were the one who interrogated him. The Jingzhao Prefecture is holding a court hearing tomorrow. Could it be related to this as well?"

Mu Nanzhao turned to look at Gu Xixi, "The illegitimate child is just a facade."

"In reality, Fan Dongping was the youngest son born to a concubine of the Prince of Yong."

Gu Xixi suddenly opened her eyes wide.

After transmigrating into the book, she read a lot of the history of the current dynasty in order to adapt to life in the Daye Dynasty.

Prince Yong was the late emperor's half-brother, born to Empress Huide.

Before the late emperor was made crown prince, Prince Yong was sentenced to beheading along with his entire family for multiple crimes, including treason and rebellion.

According to records, no one in the Yongwang lineage, regardless of age or gender, was spared.

And what about Fan Dongping...?

Mu Nanzhao saw through Gu Xixi's thoughts and said, "His birth mother was a woman from a music troupe."

"When the Prince of Yong was killed, she had not yet given birth, so she must have been hidden away by Grand Secretary Fan."

Fan Dongping was unaware of his own background.

To avoid suspicion, Grand Secretary Fan raised the boy in Nanyi County and assigned people to take good care of him.

"But the Fan family is very greedy. They gave him the surname Fan, hoping that he would recognize the bond between him and the Fan family from a young age."

"If the opportunity comes one day, we can announce his legitimate lineage to the world, and perhaps we can put him on the throne and make him a puppet of the Fan family."

"It's just a pity."

"His Majesty has concealed his talents for many years, and his temperament, will, and abilities are those of a true ruler of the world."

"The Fan family has spent money and effort over the years, but in the end, they have only raised a crazy good-for-nothing."

Gu Xixi roughly guessed Mu Nanzhao's intentions.

"You should use Lü Jing's case to have the Jingzhao Prefecture publicly try Fan Dongping, and then have Fan Dongping implicate Grand Secretary Fan and the Fan family, exposing multiple crimes at once, and bringing them to justice with lightning speed."

It seems they even prepared the evidence. The speed was so fast that they didn't give the Fan family a chance to breathe.

Mu Nanzhao looked at Gu Xixi with a smile, his expression showing appreciation.

"Therefore, the progress this time has been rapid, and the fact that the boss captured Fan Dongping alive deserves the most credit."

When he called her "boss," his voice was magnetic yet subtly affectionate.

Gu Xixi blushed upon hearing this, "Weren't you being mean to me and giving me the cold shoulder?"

Mu Nanzhao said, "Let's keep things separate. If you risk your life again, I will..."

Gu Xixi looked up and met his gaze. "So what? You hit me or yelled at me?"

She was standing very close to him, her eyes sparkling as she playfully teased him with a smile.

A gentle spring breeze carried the delicate fragrance of her freshly bathed body, which seemed to sprout fine vines that twined from her nose into his heart...

Mu Nanzhao's imposing aura dissipated instantly. He turned his gaze away, looking at the person beside him with a mixture of helplessness and resentment.

"I bought it for a mere penny, how dare I scold or beat the owner?"

Gu Xixi was smiling and waiting for Mu Nanzhao's reaction.

Upon hearing his words, thud! It was as if a rabbit, in a panic, had run headfirst into her heart.

Gu Xixi paused for a moment, and her provocative stance unconsciously softened.

"Is it impossible to get through this one penny?"

She muttered under her breath, "I already said it wasn't intentional."

Mu Nanzhao looked at her with a half-smile, "Tomorrow morning, the Jingzhao Prefecture will be facing a tough battle."

Gu Xixi understood, "Don't worry, I won't go, so as not to cause you any trouble."

Mu Nanzhao said, "I mean you can go and watch."

"The disguise masks I made for you two before will come in handy."

Gu Xixi looked up in surprise, "Really?"

Seeing her happy, Mu Nanzhao's lips unconsciously turned up as well. "You've made so many arrangements, you must also want to see with your own eyes what kind of expressions those villains will have when they find out they've been tricked."

Gu Xixi's eyes flickered, but she wasn't overly surprised. "You already knew."

"I didn't intentionally hide it from you."

Mu Nanzhao calmly replied, "I know."

Gu Xixi paused for a moment and said, "Actually, I didn't do much. Lü Jing never gave up trying."

"Jinglan and I were just going along with the trend and giving her a push."

Mu Nanzhao said, "Perhaps you helped someone who deserved to be helped."

"You've helped me again."

Gu Xixi felt a little embarrassed by the praise and wanted to end the conversation for the night. "It's not easy for you, the dignified Regent, to climb over the wall to your neighbor's house in the middle of the night just to tell me these things."

"Jinglan is waiting for me to go back to sleep. If there's nothing else, you should go back early too. I'm also..."

“I’m not going back.” Mu Nanzhao’s tone was as if it were the most natural thing in the world. “I’ll stay here tonight.”

Gu Xixi was startled, "Ah?!"

As a modern adult, she immediately thought of certain complex possibilities related to adult content.

He blurted out, "No! Absolutely not!"