bookcurios Chapter 365 Gui Yuan Goes Crazy
Chapter 365 Gui Yuan Goes Crazy
The Prince of Ning's words were not merely out of dislike for Feng Zizhou's nagging.
Instead, he felt this was a perfect opportunity to tell everyone that there were no ghosts or gods. There was nothing in this deep pit either.
Prince Ning said, "I was busy today and didn't go down to the bottom to check, but judging from the moss on the pit walls, it's clear that there must be a large swamp at the bottom due to years of neglect. The ghost stories that people believe are true, and that people who fall in disappear, are probably related to this. I will have someone come and investigate thoroughly later."
Upon hearing this, everyone exchanged bewildered glances, all somewhat incredulous. The courtyard had become deathly silent; not only the area near the deep pit, but even the west courtyard was usually deserted.
Those who have gathered around now are Princess Consort He, the Eldest Princess, and others who are hosting today's banquet, as well as the Crown Prince's wife and others who are worried about Feng Zizhou.
In addition, there was Lady Gui and her two daughters, who were forced to be brought here by Princess He.
The others watched from a distance, unwilling to come over.
Prince Ning stepped forward and said to Princess He, "The matter of Princess Zhao Ning and the fourth young master of the Feng family encountering danger today should be thoroughly investigated. I would like to ask Your Highness to arrange a suitable place for me to conduct the trial."
Princess He readily agreed and had the nearby pavilions and corridors tidied up before moving over there.
Unrelated people were asked to leave, while those involved in the case, as well as witnesses, were led into the corridor.
First, several girls who were on good terms with Zhao Ning stepped forward and said that Zhao Ning had invited Gui Yuan to come to Xiyuan together.
Before they could say anything more, Feng Zizhou shouted, "How is that possible? If Zhao Ning initiated the invitation, how come it was Gui Yuan who got into trouble? Gui Yuan, tell me yourself, did you cause Zhao Ning's death?"
Gui Yuan nestled in Madam Gui's arms and wept, sobbing and refusing to answer.
Madam Gui held her tightly, biting her lip hard. Everyone present was someone they couldn't afford to offend, so what could she do?
Gui Shan was quite anxious. She reached out and put her hand on her younger sister's shoulder, asking, "Yuanyuan, tell your sister, what exactly happened? Did someone deliberately frame you?"
She was in a state of turmoil, suspecting that her sister had done something.
But seeing her sister like this, with her hair disheveled, and hearing that when everyone first found her, her mouth had been gagged and she had been tied to a tree.
More likely, someone harmed both the younger sister and Zhao Ning.
Guiyuan remained silent, which made Guishan anxious, and she shook her younger sister's body.
"Yuanyuan, say something..."
Gui Yuan burst into tears.
Madam Gui pushed Gui Shan away: "Yuanyuan is already like this, why are you still forcing her? Do you, like everyone else, think that she has harmed someone?"
After she finished speaking, both the eldest princess and the crown prince's wife looked up at her, their expressions displeased.
Of course they suspected Gui Yuan.
The Princess was unaware that Zhao Ning had been involved. When she learned that Zhao Ning had fallen into that haunted pit and was unconscious, with the imperial physician saying he had been struck in the back of the neck, how could she not be heartbroken and furious?
She watched Feng Zizhou grow up. Although the child was mischievous, he could never do such a cruel thing.
As for the Crown Prince's wife, she felt something was wrong from the beginning, and she couldn't believe that her brother-in-law, whom she had raised, would bully Gui Yuan.
Feng Zizhou was furious: "It was you, Gui Yuan! I heard you were in the West Courtyard and came here because I was worried about you. As soon as I arrived, I found you there, trying to seduce me. If I hadn't had enough self-control and given you a good beating, I wouldn't have known you threw Zhao Ning into the deep pit!"
These words confirm Gui Yuan's guilt.
But the Crown Prince's wife frowned and looked at her brother-in-law, thinking to herself that the acacia incense in that room was used by Gui Yuan to seduce Zi Zhou.
Zizhou is so old, why isn't he getting it yet?
After using the acacia incense, all he could think about was beating people up!
This……
"Shut up." Prince Ning said calmly, silencing Feng Zizhou with a single sentence.
He looked at the young ladies and asked, "Ladies, did you personally witness Princess Zhao Ning inviting Miss Gui to the West Courtyard?"
The young ladies were stunned, and one of the younger ones shook her head.
"No, when we were playing there, we met Miss Gui Er. She told us that Princess Zhao Ning invited her to the West Courtyard."
When she spoke, the other young ladies nodded in agreement, saying that they had not actually met Princess Zhao Ning, but had only heard Gui Yuan say that Zhao Ning had invited them, and had believed it to be true.
Prince Ning turned to Lady Gui and said, "I'm afraid the truth of this matter has already come to light."
Madam Gui was struck dumb and slapped Gui Yuan across the face.
Gui Shan exclaimed in surprise and rushed forward to support Gui Yuan: "Mother, what are you doing? My sister..."
"Shameless thing! Tell me, did you do this on purpose? How could you frame the county princess!"
Gui Yuan covered her swollen face, her mouth filled with a metallic taste—her own mother had slapped her lip raw.
She looked up at the princess who was holding Zhao Ning with concern, and then saw that the other young ladies were all being protected by their mothers.
The women were only there as witnesses; their mothers were worried about them.
What about her?
The mother's love was hypocritical, and so was the sister's; she was only kind to her for the sake of reputation.
Thinking of this, Guiyuan stood up and pushed Guishan away forcefully, bursting into tears.
"Yes, so what? I did it. I just want to take control of my own life. I want to marry into the Duke's mansion. What's wrong with that?"
Gui Yuan pointed at Feng Zizhou.
“That man is utterly useless, all talk and no action! He likes Si Mutong but dislikes her because she's been married before, and he's entangled with Zhao Ning, who already has a fiancé. But me, I'm willing to be with him, I'm willing!”
Feng Zizhou was stunned. He pointed at himself and said, "Me? I..."
Good for nothing?
“Yes, I’m talking about you, Feng Zizhou. Let me ask you, if you didn’t have a family background, what would you be?” Gui Yuan looked at him with disdain. “But I don’t care. Whether you have Si Mutong in your heart or Zhao Ning, I can accept you. I’m willing to do anything for you, but why are you so cold and indifferent to me? You’re clearly on good terms with me, aren’t you?”
Feng Zizhou waved his hand: "No, I just consider you a good friend. You have a good relationship with Zhao Ning, so I'm nice to you. I don't mean anything else."
Gui Yuan burst into laughter: "Yes, you didn't mean anything by it. But... what about me? Have you considered my situation?"
Feng Zizhou was somewhat confused.
Just then, a female voice came from behind.
"Miss Gui's words are quite interesting. Do you think that without you, Young Master Feng cannot find someone to love?"
Feng Zizhou looked up and saw his second sister walking over. He called out, "Second cousin."
The second sister said, "You think others haven't considered your situation? I ask you, why should others consider your situation? You think you're inferior to the Fourth Young Master Feng because of your family background. But have you ever thought about how ordinary people, regardless of gender, have to work very hard? Have you ever thought about their situation?"