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Chapter 1946 The Regent Princess is about to faint again

The current emperor succeeded to the throne by improper means, and there were many rumors that he was suspected of killing his brother and father. As a result, the emperor became more sensitive and suspicious after he ascended the throne, and many literary inquisitions arose.

Gu Jinning's father had been an official in the court for many years, so he should not have angered the emperor. But this time, somehow he was careless and an impromptu poem made the emperor furious, so he arrested the entire Gu family.

Although Shi Li's biological father was not an official in the court, the Shi family was a century-old family with extensive connections in the court, so he received a letter via carrier pigeon as soon as the incident happened.

"What he hates most is people discussing what happened back then. He is furious now and is afraid that someone will add fuel to the fire."

With the door closed, my father was worried.

"The most important thing now is, what should we do with Jin Ning?" The mother frowned, but she was not confused by worry, but was thinking about the current situation.

They thought that Gu Jinning didn't know about his family's affairs yet.

But in fact, a pigeon message with similar content reached Gu Jinning almost at the same time.

The Gu family has been very famous in the capital in recent years. Although it cannot compare to the Shi family which has been around for a hundred years, it is also a rising star. Especially for him, the Gu family has devoted almost all their efforts to train him, just to make him one of the three ministers one day.

Something happened suddenly to the Gu family, and Gu Jinning knew much more of the truth than the Shi couple.

This time, it was his father who was careless and was plotted against by his enemies in the court, which happened to hit the emperor's sore spot.

As the saying goes, hit the snake at its most vulnerable part. It will be difficult for the Gu family to escape unscathed this time.

If he stayed here, the Shi family would inevitably be implicated.

Gu Jinning sat under the lamp and pondered for a moment. He stretched out his hand to place the letter on the lamp and watched quietly as the letter burned to ashes.

He took advantage of the night and left quietly without disturbing anyone, not even the servants and bookboys who had followed him all the way from the capital...

It was not until the next morning that the servants and bookboys in the courtyard discovered that the person was missing. They hurriedly found the master's family, and only then did his parents know that Gu Jinning was missing.

The two were stunned at first, and then both showed unspeakable expressions.

There is guilt, relief, and many other complex emotions that are hard to understand.

But at the moment they were unable to track down where Gu Jinning was, and they still had a lot of things to do.

When Gu Jinning first came to Jiangnan's home, it was no secret.

The situation is critical now. The emperor will definitely send someone to bring him back to Beijing immediately. The Shi family must plan carefully to avoid the emperor's wrath.

The Shi couple acted separately, each taking care of the internal and external affairs.

Shi Li had just finished breakfast in her own courtyard when she was called over by her mother's maid to talk.

I was wondering what had happened, but when I walked into my mother's room, I saw Shi Yu and Shi Xuan had also come, and I was even more surprised.

At this time, the mother could no longer comfort the three people, but solemnly told them what happened in the capital.

"Next, someone will come to your house to ask questions. You just need to answer truthfully and don't panic."

Looking at the three children's bewildered expressions, the mother patted their shoulders one by one with heartache and sighed silently.

The current emperor is neither a wise ruler nor a foolish one. He has been guarding the country passed down by his ancestors and the country is at peace. However, as he has grown older in recent years, he has become more and more suspicious, and one unjust case after another has been committed.

There was no shortage of fawning eunuchs in the palace, making the situation chaotic.

Even a noble family like the Shi family, which lived far away from the imperial court, could not avoid being implicated.

Shi Yu and Shi Xuan were confused, but they both realized the seriousness of the matter and nodded in agreement.

The mother was still quite relieved about the two of them. Finally, her eyes fell on Shi Li and she looked her over from head to toe.

"You should go to class. I want to talk to Li'er alone." The mother sent her eldest son and daughter away, leaving Shi Li alone.

After they all left, the mother took Shi Li's hand and brought her to her side.

"Li'er, from today on, you can't tell anyone about your engagement with Jin Ning. We have to keep this a secret." The mother had a serious expression and a low voice.

Obviously, this is to avoid suspicion with the Gu family and Gu Jinning.

Shi Li looked at her mother silently. She understood her mother's painstaking efforts, but at the same time she was vaguely worried about Gu Jinning. She pursed her lips and nodded heavily.

[Uh...I understand, but I feel a little disappointed.]

[It is human nature. Literary inquisition can be big or small. If they are really implicated, the Shi family will be finished! ]

[I don't remember there being a regent in this dynasty? Did the system send the host to the wrong place? ]

The barrage was still thinking about the Regent, but Shi Li couldn't help but think of the handsome young man who walked with her among the crabapple blossoms last night.

He was successful one day and miserable the next, and no one knew where he would go in the future.