eurekapd Chapter 146 The show is finally about to begin
Chapter 146 The show is finally about to begin
Lin Jingchuan seemed to have anticipated Gu Junze's reaction, and his smile remained unchanged.
Instead, he waved his hand gently, "It's alright, it's alright. Whenever Your Highness wants to play chess, I'll gladly play with you."
"However, this game of chess is like life. Sometimes it seems that you can take back your moves, but in fact every move is full of hidden secrets."
Lin Jingchuan tilted his head back slightly, drank the wine in his glass in one gulp, then put down the glass and gently stroked the rim with his fingers.
"With your intelligence, Your Highness must understand this better than I do. Isn't the state of affairs in this world also a complex game of chess?"
After saying that, he stood up and walked towards the other guests, leaving Gu Junze sitting alone in the same spot, lost in thought.
At this moment, the banquet hall was still bustling with activity, and the sounds of string and wind instruments could be heard continuously.
Gu Chengyan's gaze remained fixed on Prince Su's figure from beginning to end, his mind racing with calculations.
He knew that in the ever-changing political landscape of the court, if he could successfully curry favor with the currently powerful Prince Su, he could become a close advisor once the prince ascended to the throne.
From then on, the family was honored.
So, taking advantage of the lively atmosphere and the clinking of glasses, he quietly slipped past the crowd, took a cup of wine, and walked up to Prince Su with a big smile.
"Your Highness, it is a great honor for the Gu family to have you here today. I toast you with this glass of wine."
Gu Chengyan bowed and raised his wine glass high with both hands, his expression one of flattery and obsequiousness.
Prince Su had come to offer his congratulations, and with an attitude of welcoming all, he smiled slightly, took the wine cup, and took a small sip.
This seemingly ordinary action made Gu Chengyan's mind more active, and he began to think about how to further strengthen his relationship with Prince Su.
As time went on, the atmosphere of the banquet grew increasingly lively, reaching its climax.
A burst of hurried footsteps broke the lively atmosphere.
A maid rushed in in a panic, staggering and nearly falling to the ground.
With a resolute look in his eyes, he ran straight to the center of the banquet and knelt down with a thud.
This sudden turn of events stunned everyone present, and all eyes turned to the maid.
Chu Ruohan took a sip of tea, a hint of cunning flashing in her eyes. She put down the teacup, a slight smile playing on her lips.
The real show is about to begin.
Marquis Anyang's face instantly turned extremely gloomy. His eyes widened in anger, and he shouted sternly, "You blind fool! What kind of occasion is this? How dare you act so wildly here? Get out of here right now!"
However, the maid seemed not to hear him. Instead of leaving, she raised her head and said loudly, "My lord, I have something important to report!"
"We'll talk about it later." Marquis Anyang gritted his teeth. Where did this ill-mannered maid come from?
The maidservant, as if she had nothing to lose, disregarded the Marquis of Anyang's objections, took a deep breath, and shouted with all her might, "My lord, the child in Concubine Chu's belly is not the Third Young Master's bloodline at all!"
These words were like a thunderclap, causing an uproar among the crowd.
The once lively banquet instantly fell silent, everyone staring wide-eyed, their faces filled with shock and disbelief.
They began to whisper and murmur amongst themselves.
"How can this be?"
"Last time, when the Marquis of Anyang's mansion held a funeral, the scandal of the stepmother harming the heir was exposed. This time, there's another case of the concubine's promiscuity and secret pregnancy, trying to confuse the bloodline. The Marquis of Anyang's mansion is truly in complete chaos!"
"Yes, these scandals one after another are truly astonishing."
Gu Chengyan's face was ashen, as if he had been suddenly enveloped in frost. His hands were clenched into fists, and his knuckles turned white from the force.
He recognized the maid as someone Chu Nanxin had brought back from the Chu family.
A strong sense of betrayal surged into his heart instantly, his chest heaving violently as he struggled to suppress the raging anger within him.
He took a deep breath, then looked at the kneeling maid and asked coldly, "Do you have any evidence for what you're saying? If you dare to spout nonsense here, I will not let you off!"
"This servant can't bear to see the young master being deceived. If there is even a single lie, may I be struck by lightning and die a horrible death."
With such a huge scandal, the banquet could not be held at all.
Marquis Anyang stood there, his face turning pale and then red. He had never wanted to hold this banquet in the first place, and now he had become the laughingstock of everyone.
He clasped his hands in a fist and palm salute to the guests present and said, "I am truly sorry for today. An unexpected incident has occurred at my residence, causing you all distress. I hope you will forgive me and return home first. I will definitely come to apologize in person another day."
Although the guests were full of curiosity, they also knew that it was not appropriate to stay any longer, so they all got up to say goodbye.
The hustle and bustle receded like the tide, leaving only a scene of devastation and deathly silence.
At this moment, a maid in the backyard told Chu Nanxin everything that had happened in the front hall.
She felt dizzy and her vision went black; she almost fainted.
She couldn't understand why her trusted maid, whom she had brought from her maiden home, would betray her and reveal her secret to the public.
"Impossible, absolutely impossible!" Chu Nanxin kept muttering to herself, her hands tightly protecting her stomach, her eyes filled with fear and despair.
She swallowed hard, forced herself to stand up, and rushed toward the front hall.
No.
She endured so much suffering before she could conceive and return to the Marquis of Anyang's residence, to Gu Chengyan's side.
How can we let all our efforts go to waste?
Gu Chengyan will kill her too...
On second thought, the matter was done so secretly that no one could possibly know, and besides, those men were all dead, so there was no evidence.
She can't accept it...
Chu Nanxin walked hurriedly, stumbling along the way, her hair disheveled, and her clothes torn in several places by tree branches.
By the time she finally reached the front hall, most of the guests had already left.
She spotted the maid kneeling on the ground at a glance, and her anger was instantly ignited.
"You bitch! Why did you frame me?"
Chu Nanxin rushed over, trying to grab the maid, but was stopped by the servants beside her.
Just then, Prince Su was preparing to leave the Marquis's residence. Surrounded by his entourage, he walked slowly toward the gate.
Chu Nan was filled with anger and didn't notice the approaching Prince Su at all; the two brushed past each other.
Prince Su frowned slightly and turned to look at the woman who had lost her composure.
is her?