253: Explore the secret room

Gu Yu looked at the document in Mu Qingning's hand, his expression very awkward, yet he remained silent.

The air solidified like that, until Mu Qingning started shedding tears.

Gu Yu panicked, and he had no choice but to confess to Mu Qingning.

"Gu Qi said that Gu Corporation is currently in difficulty. I just used the house as collateral. Once they get through their financial difficulties, I'll go and handle the unmortgaging.

It's all minor stuff, I didn't want you to worry, so I didn't tell you."

"You even mortgaged the house, does that mean you already gave them all the star coins you had?"

Mu Qingning stared directly into Gu Yu's eyes, how she wished he would tell her that the star coins in his hand were still there.

Of course, that was impossible. If he had enough star coins, why would he mortgage the house?!

Gu Yu's eyes darted away, and he mumbled a response, then tried to change the subject.

"Don't get agitated. What do you want to eat tonight? I'll make it for you!"

Mu Qingning snorted, completely unaffected by his words, and continued relentlessly.

"Gu Yu, the Gu Family already kicked you out, but if you have the ambition to help the Gu Family, fine.

Use your own star coins, your own abilities to help them. Why use the star coins Xiao Yue gave you to help the Gu Family?"

Gu Yu's tone became displeased when he heard her say that.

"Although I've left the Gu Family, I'm still a member of the Gu Family, no matter what!

Xiao Yue and Xiao Yang are also Gu Family children. What's wrong with me using Xiao Yue's money to help the Gu Family through their difficulties?

Besides, after Father passes away, won't Gus still belong to Xiao Yang and Xiao Yue in the future?

Everything I'm doing now isn't it all to help the children? What's the problem?"

Mu Qingning believed that with the star coins Gu Xiaoyue gave them, they wouldn't have to worry for the rest of their lives; it was enough for them to squander their days.

Gu Xiaoyue's intention was, on the surface, to help Gu Xiaoyang contend for Gus's shares, but in reality, it was to provoke Gu Yongze and Gu Qi, to make them completely kick Gu Yu out.

She never expected that after Xiao Yue's disappearance for half a year, Gu Yu would actually be tricked out of the star coins in his hand and even mortgage the property!

"No problem, but I'm telling you in advance—I will absolutely not use the star coins in my hand to help Gu Corporation!

You mortgaged property to get star coins, but they didn't give you corresponding shares, did they?"

Gu Yu didn't answer, but judging by his expression, Mu Qingning's guess was absolutely correct!

"Last warning: if you dare to covet the star coins in my hand, we'll get a divorce!"

Gu Yu was thunderstruck, frozen on the spot!

He truly didn't understand. He was clearly busy for this family, yet now, no one appreciated it or spoke of his good deeds.

Mu Qingning even went as far as to threaten him with divorce!

Was it really his mistake?

Gu Xiaoyue and White Gaze had already discussed their retreat, and she began to observe the approximate time Prince Yi Bai Jin Yi returned to his sleeping quarters after handling his daily affairs.

She had Xiao Mo go invisible and place several pinhole cameras in Prince Yi Bai Jin Yi's room.

They covered basically 360 degrees without blind spots. Most likely, on the night Prince Yi Bai Jin Yi returned, they would be able to capture the secret room where he kept Zheng Jie, as well as the method to enter it.

The pinhole cameras were connected to her brain, and she watched as Prince Yi Bai Jin Yi returned to his sleeping quarters.

Gu Xiaoyue originally thought victory was assured, but to her surprise, on the monitor screen, Prince Yi Bai Jin Yi stopped at the door and pressed a button.

Her cameras immediately all malfunctioned, and her brain instantly went black, losing the picture!

Could it be that Prince Yi Bai Jin Yi's room had a signal jammer, and he cleared it every day before returning, to prevent others from placing similar electronic devices in his room?

No wonder for nearly twenty years, except for Yan Xinnan, almost no one knew that Prince Yi Bai Jin Yi had a hidden mistress in a secret room.

It seemed she couldn't rush; she had to investigate slowly.

A few days later, Gu Xiaoyue snuck into the palace again. This time, the number of guards was clearly more than double.

The thief from the treasure vault had not yet been caught, and the entire capital was in a state of panic.

She didn't know what fate awaited the guards if the thief wasn't caught, but in reality, the most important thing was Bai Yu Kang's life, so most of the guards probably wouldn't be sentenced to death.

She put the imperial edict back in its original place and then went to treat Bai Yu Kang to prolong his life.

If she could get the method to enter the secret room and rescue White Gaze's mother, why would she care about Bai Yu Kang's life or death?

If he died, she could go to the imperial mausoleum with White Gaze to keep vigil, escaping the capital.

She didn't know if she had alerted him, but for over two months, Prince Yi Bai Jin Yi became even more cautious, and she failed to successfully spy on him.

It wasn't until more than two months later that the ten treasure berry in Gu Xiaoyue's Yu Beast Space ripened again.

She then pretended to ask Prince Yi Bai Jin Yi to take her into the palace to visit His Majesty.

"While we're at it, let's see if the imperial edict has been finalized!"

Gu Xiaoyue knew this was what Prince Yi Bai Jin Yi cared about most, and saying this would surely achieve her goal.

After they entered the palace, Prince Yi Bai Jin Yi took Gu Xiaoyue to visit Bai Yu Kang.

He was now emaciated, barely clinging to life, confined to his bed all day, much worse than before Gu Xiaoyue's first treatment.

Steward Shi saw Gu Xiaoyue and couldn't help but plead again.

"Mr. Gu, please think of another way. His Majesty is like this—"

Gu Xiaoyue snorted coldly in her heart, 'When in need, Zhong Wuyan; when not, Xia Yingchun.'

This Steward Shi, only when he needed someone would he be so humble; once he didn't need them, he would immediately kick them away.

It was entirely because of Bai Yu Kang's nature that he had such a snobbish servant!

"If the spirit beast was still in my hands, perhaps I could have helped a little.

Unfortunately, I am now at the end of my rope, sensing that my time is short, which is why I specifically came to see His Majesty."

Gu Xiaoyue enjoyed Steward Shi's wonderful expression, a mix of surprise, fear, regret, helplessness, and sorrow.

Thanks to Steward Shi's instigation back then, she lost her spirit beast. The boomerang hit him, and he should know the pain now!

It was a pity that even if he knew, it was useless. Bai Yu Kang wouldn't live long, and neither would he!

Leaving Bai Yu Kang's sleeping quarters, Prince Yi Bai Jin Yi took Gu Xiaoyue to the Imperial Study.

After dismissing all the servants, he personally went behind the plaque and, sure enough, there was a scroll!

Prince Yi Bai Jin Yi opened it, overjoyed, and clearly saw his own name!

"Mr. Gu is truly a divine person!—"

His eyes lit up, then narrowed slightly.

While speaking words of praise for Gu Xiaoyue, his gaze was fixed on the imperial edict, unable to move away!

His hands holding the imperial edict trembled slightly, showing that Prince Yi Bai Jin Yi was trying his best to suppress his excitement.

His long-cherished wish was about to be fulfilled, so it was natural for him to be happy, but in front of Gu Xiaoyue, Prince Yi Bai Jin Yi had to restrain himself!

"Ugh—Your Highness, I suddenly have a stomachache. Let's leave first!"

Since he already knew the result, there was no need to linger.

Gu Xiaoyue also wanted to use the excuse of going to the restroom to feed Bai Yu Kang some ten treasure berry juice.

Prince Yi Bai Jin Yi was happy tonight, so he might be careless, allowing her to learn the method to enter the secret room.

Continuing to prolong Bai Yu Kang's life for some time was also a backup plan in case tonight still failed, giving her and White Gaze more time to investigate.

After everything was done, Gu Xiaoyue and Prince Yi Bai Jin Yi got into the carriage returning to Yi Wang Mansion.

Gu Xiaoyue sat in the passenger seat, secretly watching Prince Yi Bai Jin Yi's expression through the rearview mirror.

His lips were constantly slightly curved, but the smile didn't reach his eyes.

"By the way, Your Highness, there's something I don't know whether to say or not."

Gu Xiaoyue's eyes drifted, her expression conflicted, as if she was deliberating something, hesitant to speak.

"Mr. Gu, speak directly."

"I recall that on the day His Majesty established the imperial edict, he dismissed everyone except for Steward Shi—

Now, Your Highness, we have seen the contents of the imperial edict and know His Majesty's wishes.

But if Steward Shi were to notice, it might cause complications—"

In fact, even if Steward Shi knew that Prince Yi Bai Jin Yi had already secretly read the imperial edict in the Imperial Study, he couldn't do anything to Prince Yi Bai Jin Yi.

He would only think that Prince Yi had read the imperial edict and given up the idea of succeeding to the throne.

How could Steward Shi have imagined that Gu Xiaoyue had already rewritten the imperial edict!

Actually, Prince Yi Bai Jin Yi would understand with a little thought that Steward Shi's life or death was insignificant.

But at this very moment, he was only one step away from the throne, so how could he allow any factor that might affect him to exist?

Prince Yi Bai Jin Yi didn't say much, just nodded slightly, "Mr. Gu, you are thoughtful."

"Your Highness overpraises me. I'm just doing my humble best."

Gu Xiaoyue felt confident in her heart. That night, she had Xiao Mo continue to go invisible and sneak into Prince Yi Bai Jin Yi's room.

Due to his excessive excitement, Prince Yi Bai Jin Yi entered the secret room only after entering the wrong password twice in a row.

Previously, he had instinctively blocked it tightly, and it was only because of this mistake that the password was remembered by Xiao Mo.

At the same time, Xiao Mo also saw—inside the secret room, a golden-eyed woman resembling a doll.