Chapter 1198: Chapter 1034: Secret History

Actually, back in the day Da Xing’s territory was smaller than it is now; only later did it expand by annexing several tribes, which enlarged the territory and population.

Such a small country that needed to pay tribute to the Dayan Dynasty every year, the Emperor naturally wouldn’t take it seriously.

But who could have imagined that ten years later, Da Xing would grow to such a degree that even Dayan would be seriously wary?

It’s likely the Emperor later regretted it deeply, but unfortunately, too late! After Da Xing grew stronger, its ambitions naturally swelled, and the desire to swallow Dayan was not unexpected.

Gu Chengyu chuckled lightly, "Indeed, what was done was wrong; since Dayan didn’t have a suitable Princess to marry off, wanting a girl from the Imperial Family to substitute, this matter should have been explained to Da Xing’s envoy to ease their minds and prevent giving them a handle."

Prince Jing sighed gently, "The matter has already occurred, saying more now is futile. It is said that the Emperor of Da Xing later learned the truth and felt it like a bone in his throat. Because of this, the days of the Princess were tough. In the end, the Princess’s death might be related to her predicament."

"Could the assassin be related to the Princess or that missing Prince?"

Gu Chengyu found it strange; this was a secret of Da Xing’s Imperial Family, how was it connected to the assassin.

"Certainly connected! There is another rumor, though I don’t know who spread it, but I don’t think it’s groundless. It’s said that after Princess Yilun married into Da Xing, she had some involvement with Prince Du Min of Da Xing."

Prince Jing’s smile tugged at the corners of his lips, a bit devilish.

Hmm? Gu Chengyu couldn’t help but sigh, a rather sensational scandal! This involvement, wouldn’t mean what he thought it meant?

"What? Not possible, right? Anyway, Princess Yilun was already married to the Emperor, how could she have involvement with Prince Du Min?"

Once entering the palace, deep as the ocean; as the mistress of the harem, Princess Yilun should be handling the affairs of the harem daily, how could she easily leave the palace?

"Mr. Gu may not know this, but Da Xing has different customs from our Dayan; they value martial arts. Among the aristocratic family’s ladies, practicing martial arts is common, creating a rather bold social climate."

Gu Chengyu had heard a bit about this, he couldn’t help but recall a certain dynasty in a previous life; the two indeed had some similarities.

Da Xing’s constraint on women was far less stringent than Dayan’s; in Dayan, girls from aristocratic families absolutely cannot meet outside men alone; in some families, even with elders present, it’s not allowed.

In their lifetime, they roughly only come into contact with elders and brothers within the family, after marrying, it’s the husband’s family men. As for other outside men, generally, they are not reachable.

But Da Xing is different, he had looked through some travel logs. These logs mentioned Da Xing’s women could ride horses and gallop, and could walk the streets without veils. Of course, behind those aristocratic ladies, there must be many guards and servants, to avoid being accidentally bumped.

"It’s said that after the Princess’s grand wedding, the Emperor of Da Xing was very pleased. He took the Princess to the Royal Family hunting grounds, where she met Prince Du Min."

Prince Jing was too lazy to recount the process; anyway, it was nothing but the cliched hero saving the beauty. However, this matter is actually more crucial to the pattern of Da Xing than what he previously said.

Gu Chengyu inspected Prince Jing, his gaze full of surprise. Didn’t expect such secretive matters, Prince Jing could even have probed.

Such scandals, Da Xing would do whatever it takes to keep those who know the truth silent. Imperial Family’s face cannot be lost; if people knew the Emperor was cuckolded, what dignity would he have? Fear the ancestors would crawl out of their graves raging.

When seeing Gu Chengyu’s first expression of surprise, Prince Jing couldn’t help but inwardly feel proud. No matter how clever you, Gu Jinyu, may be, the world is full of bizarre things, always a moment you can’t guess.

"Since the Prince already knows, then this matter in Da Xing surely can’t be unknown to all; Princess Yilun’s death might be related to this. That child is?"

Prince Jing appeared awkward, he cleared his throat, "This I don’t know, after all, not knowing the full picture, can’t wildly speculate."

How would he know if the child is the Emperor’s? Regardless of whose offspring the child is, the Imperial Family will never tolerate him.

Probably the child’s disappearance is not unrelated to the Emperor.

Gu Chengyu picked up the tea bowl, internally mocking, haven’t you wildly speculated enough?

"Heard that Prince Du Min, holding heavy troops, is the Emperor of Da Xing’s own brother; the Emperor of Da Xing probably finds it hard to act against him?"

Gu Chengyu recalled Prince Du Min, who shared a mother with his brother, Emperor Nachen. After the death of the old Emperor, Nachen, as the older brother, inherited the throne.

Du Min loved practicing martial arts, and his martial skills were extremely high. So he held military power and charged bravely for his brother. Over ten years ago, he helped Da Xing conquer several tribes, expanding the territory.

A few years ago, Da Xing often harassed the Dayan Border, and this person had notable military accomplishments. In the eyes of Da Xing’s soldiers, this person’s status almost rivaled Emperor Nachen.

Such a fierce general, Nachen naturally couldn’t bear to give him up; after all, Nachen’s ambitions are not small, perhaps still relying on him to attack Dayan.

Furthermore, Du Min holding heavy troops, if angered and dragging the Emperor off his horse, wouldn’t that be the end?

Therefore, Nachen is still very wary of Du Min. As for whether Nachen can swallow this shameful humiliation or what insidious plots are behind, there is no need to say more.

"Naturally, Prince Du Min holding significant military power and having many supporters in court; even Emperor Nachen can do nothing against him. After Princess Yilun’s death, Prince Du Min’s personality changed dramatically, becoming more cold and arrogant. And the origin of that assassin I mentioned is related to this person."

"Oh? Are those assassins all sent by this person?" Gu Chengyu rather admired this person, not only highly skilled in martial arts but also very tactical!

"Judging from various signs, this person might be the mastermind behind. However, those dispatched to Dayan seem to be searching for something; until now, I haven’t found out what it is."

Gu Chengyu’s eyes narrowed, searching for something? Could it be related to Xue Miao?

Previously, weren’t those people trying to capture Xue Miao? Is it because they’re afraid the evidence in Xue Miao’s hand will reemerge, disrupting their plans, so they must kill Xue Miao?

No, and then there’s that Young Master. He suddenly thought of the missing Prince born to Princess Yilun, could the child have ended up in Dayan?

That Young Master, if he truly is the Prince born to the Princess years ago, then Prince Du Min sending people to look is entirely reasonable.

After all, according to Prince Jing’s description, Du Min was deeply affectionate towards Princess Yilun. As for the beloved person’s child, regardless if it’s Du Min’s, he would wish to find him.

In this way, the matter can be explained.

Unexpectedly, Prince Jing today sold him such a big favor, leaving Gu Chengyu a bit surprised.

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