The prince loves me like his life, but I force him to rebel

Chapter 117 The Instigator

Gu Nianzhi walked back a short distance before meeting Shu Huaiyuan face to face.

"We have found the person. You can go back first."

After everyone left, Shu Huaiyuan held up a lantern and stood in front of Gu Nianzhi, waiting for her to come over.

When Gu Nianzhi passed by Shu Huaiyuan silently, Shu Huaiyuan turned around and walked slowly side by side with Gu Nianzhi.

"Where is Prince Yao?"

"He and Lin Heng still have things to discuss."

"Why don't you join them? Aren't you a deputy general like Lin Heng?"

"The division of labor is different. I have already finished my part. I don't need to participate in their discussion process. I just need to know the final arrangement."

"Oh."

Gu Nianzhi had a good impression of Shu Huaiyuan at first. The young hero's fine clothes and vigorous horse were always particularly contagious, and the joy of spearing fish by the lake was real. When teaching Gu Nianzhi self-defense, he was much more meticulous than Lin Heng. The word "Master" was not just a literal meaning, but also carried Gu Nianzhi's trust in him and the liking for him as a friend.

But all this changed after the explosion, when Shu Huaiyuan weighed the pros and cons and detained Gu Nianzhi as a suspect.

Gu Nianzhi could understand his position, but her good impression of Shu Huaiyuan had disappeared from that moment on.

"There was some food at the military meeting, and Prince Yao was worried that you would be hungry when you woke up, so he sent someone to bring some to you. I happened to be free, so I brought it to you."

Gu Nianzhi recalled that Shu Huaiyuan had indeed placed a plate of something on the table in the room.

"Thank you, General Shu. It's been a great help."

"From now on, you will never call me 'Master' again?"

Gu Nianzhi didn't expect Shu Huaiyuan to ask this question, and she couldn't help but stop.

Shu Huaiyuan took a step forward, but when he saw Gu Nianzhi stop, he also took a step back.

"I was overstepping my bounds before, but I won't do that again in the future."

Gu Nianzhi was neither humble nor arrogant, and answered perfectly. Shu Huaiyuan felt lost, but he forced a smile on his face.

At first, he actually heard the conversation between Gu Nianzhi and Cen Yu clearly.

At such a distance, ordinary people might not be able to hear anything, but Shu Huaiyuan's keen hearing allowed him to clearly hear what the two said.

"If you treat me like this out of love, I advise you to put that thought aside."

“Why put it away?”

"Because I already have someone I love. No matter how good you are to me, there is no possibility between us. You might as well give up the feelings you shouldn't have as soon as possible to avoid wasting your time."

These were words that Gu Nianzhi said to Cen Yu, but to Shu Huaiyuan, they sounded like a warning to himself.

Ever since Gu Nianzhi fell into the water and Shu Huaiyuan accidentally discovered her identity as a woman when he was rescuing her, he has more or less developed some impure feelings for Gu Nianzhi.

But that kind of vague feeling was so illusory, so when the explosion happened, Shu Huaiyuan determined that Gu Nianzhi was a suspect and might become a handle for others to attack King Yao, he arrested Gu Nianzhi without hesitation.

After that, Gu Nianzhi's attitude towards Shu Huaiyuan changed so obviously that Shu Huaiyuan was not unaware of the reason.

If I were Gu Nianzhi, I would probably find it difficult to accept.

The best friend who called him "Master" the day before threw him into jail the next day.

He had always wanted to find an opportunity to talk to Gu Nianzhi, but he always didn't know how to start.

Today, he accidentally overheard the conversation between Cen Yu and Gu Nianzhi, and he suddenly realized that his vague feelings for Gu Nianzhi seemed to be no different from Cen Yu's feelings for Gu Nianzhi. It was a kind of love between men and women, not a mutual appreciation between colleagues or brothers.

But Gu Nianzhi had made it clear that she loved Sima Yao.

She loves Sima Yao as a woman, but is Sima Yao's love and care for Gu Nianzhi for a man or a woman?

Shu Huaiyuan didn't know.

"You're still mad at me for locking you up for the bombing, aren't you?"

"That is the general's duty. Nianzhi is indeed suspicious, and the general is just doing his duty. Don't mind it."

"That person at first was the Cen Yu you mentioned?"

Gu Nianzhi thought for a moment, knowing that he could not hide the truth from Shu Huaiyuan, so he had to answer honestly.

"He was indeed the one who lured me out of the city to escape the disaster that day."

"The real culprit of the bombing has not yet been identified. He almost made you bear an unjust accusation. Why didn't you let me arrest him for questioning?"

"He should just be an insider, and he should be of no help to this case..."

Gu Nianzhi took Cen Yu's identity into consideration. Not only was he the fourteenth prince and the uncle of the current emperor, he was also the leader of the largest gang among the people.

If Cen Yu was really pushed into a corner, given his personality, the palace and the world would probably be in chaos.

The border is in crisis now. If there is trouble in the court again and the rivers and lakes are in turmoil again, I am afraid that the people will have no peace anymore.

Therefore, even though he knew that the explosion was more or less related to Cen Yu, Gu Nianzhi would rather keep silent and deal with the most pressing border turmoil first before talking about other things.

But she couldn't tell the truth about all this.

Given Shu Huaiyuan's temperament, there's no guarantee that he won't do something impulsive.

What's more, Cen Yu was involved in so many things, and Gu Nianzhi was not sure what purpose he wanted to achieve.

If it is true as Cen Yu said that he wants the throne, why has it been so long since the Second Prince Sima Ye ascended the throne, but Cen Yu and the Feiying Sect have not taken any action?

If it wasn't for the throne, why would he go to such great lengths and risk the world's condemnation to do such a heretical thing? What exactly did he want?

As they spoke, the two walked to Gu Nianzhi's room.

Gu Nianzhi pushed the door open.

"It's late at night. It's not convenient for me to invite you to have tea. We still have to march tomorrow. Please rest early."

Regardless of Shu Huaiyuan's reaction, Gu Nianzhi turned around and closed the door.

Shu Huaiyuan outside the door looked at the closed door, reached out his hand to push it open and say something, but finally slowly lowered his hand.

In fact, when I detained Gu Nianzhi, I should have known that their relationship would become so distant.

The culprit behind all this is none other than myself.