"What about the two assassins who attacked us that day?"
Clearly, the group of assassins who targeted Ji Yu and the one who attacked her were not from the same faction.
The first group's objective was Ji Yu, while the second clearly aimed at Jiang Lingzhen.
Gu Shengyin found this extremely strange. Jiang Lingzhen was a typical young lady from a distinguished family, spending nearly her entire life inside the fu. She had only gone out occasionally and had never caused anyone any offense. Who would possibly want her dead?
"The group of killers who targeted Ji Yu were sent by the Crown Prince and his followers. They naively believed that if Ji Yu were eliminated, the Crown Prince's position would remain unshaken. They never expected that this would instead cause the Emperor to abandon the Crown Prince. In any case, they no longer have a chance."
"What about the man who attacked me?" Gu Shengyin asked.
The system replied, "He was an outsider—Jiang Yunshan."
In fact, Gu Shengyin had already suspected that the person most intent on Jiang Lingzhen's death was likely Jiang Yunshan.
But she didn't understand why. There was no deep hatred between the two. Why would Jiang Yunshan go as far as wanting Jiang Lingzhen dead?
The resentment hidden in the human heart was truly frightening.
"This outsider refuses to give up until the very end." (这个外来者,果然是不到黄河心不死)
Several major events had unfolded in the Imperial City.
First, Yu Wang returned in triumph with the army and was immediately met with an assassination attempt, which enraged the Emperor. After a thorough investigation, the Empress was imprisoned in Fengqi Palace. The Crown Prince was demoted to Yong Wang and ordered to guard the Imperial Tomb. Jiang Yunshan, once admired by everyone as the Crown Prince's Ce Fei, vanished quietly from sight.
Of course, these events were soon overshadowed by two even greater ones.
First, during morning court, the Emperor appointed the new heir to the throne of the Tian Qi Dynasty. Yu Wang becoming the Crown Prince was within everyone's expectations.
Second, on the same day the Emperor conferred the title of Crown Prince, Jiangfu received an imperial decree for marriage. Qingyang County Lord Jiang Lingzhen was to become the newly appointed Crown Prince's Imperial Concubine.
"That kid actually asked the Emperor to directly grant him a marriage!" General Jiang was very displeased.
"I've seen the Crown Prince's sincerity toward Ah Zhen. You didn't see his expression that day when she was attacked. Even as her mother, just remembering it frightens me." Princess Wencheng still felt her heart tremble at the memory. Ji Yu's expression back then had bordered on madness. If Ah Zhen hadn't woken up when she did, who knew what he might have done.
No matter how Princess Wencheng or General Jiang felt, the two people involved—Gu Shengyin and Ji Yu—were undeniably happy.
The Crown Prince and Crown Princess's wedding was discussed throughout the Imperial City for a long time. Even years later, whenever a family held a grand wedding, people would praise it… only for others to reply, "Grand? This is nothing. You should have seen His Majesty's wedding with the Empress back then. That was truly unmatched."
Gu Shengyin completed her task and became the most highly respected woman of the dynasty.
The story of Emperor Yu of Tian Qi personally accompanying Empress Dowager Zhao into the mountains out of filial piety remained a beloved tale even thousands of years later.
The Holy Emperor was the only ruler whose harem never accepted any other Imperial consorts. He spent his entire life devoted to his one Empress, even following her into the mountains to honor Empress Dowager Zhao for a day.
To live together and die together—these two truly achieved that.
"System, I finally understand why one lifetime is enough for humans." Gu Shengyin returned to the white space, tears falling from her eyes. Had she ever been accompanied by someone like that before?
On her right hand, it felt as though that person's warmth still lingered. In the last moment of his life, Ji Yu had held Gu Shengyin's hand and said, "Ah Zhen, being able to accompany you in this lifetime is Ji Yu's greatest fortune."