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Chapter 395 - Chapter 395 Chapter 395 Cross-Dressing Female General VS

Chapter 395: Chapter 395: Cross-Dressing Female General VS Enchanting Femme Fatale (17) Chapter 395: Chapter 395: Cross-Dressing Female General VS Enchanting Femme Fatale (17) If it were merely a matter of closeness, one being Her Royal Highness the Princess, beautiful beyond compare, and the other a widely known graceful young master in the capital, everyone would probably just laugh it off and move on.

However, one of the protagonists, Princess Shu He, was actually betrothed, and her fiance was none other than Fu Yunzhen of the Fu Family!

The prestige of the Fu Family in the Heavenly Fate Dynasty was second to none among the prominent families, and even many common citizens, who might not know who the current Prime Minister was or how many dukes there were, knew that the Fu Family was the family of the gods of war of the Heavenly Fate Dynasty.

The Fu Family had repelled countless foreign enemies for the Heavenly Fate Dynasty, generations of the Fu Family had exchanged their blood for glory, a contribution that no one could erase.

Such a rumor involving Fu Yunzhen and Princess Shu He was naturally spread by countless mouths.

Originally, if it were truly just a rumor, neither Princess Shu He nor Fang Mingyu would care, because those who really cared about the matter would investigate, and rumors would yield no results.

However, the details mentioned in those rumors had indeed happened.

The secret rendezvous in Mingyuan Temple, the silk handkerchief and the netsuke secretly embroidered by Princess Shu He for Fang Mingyu, the jade pendant hanging on Fang Mingyu’s waist–all of these were facts.

Princess Shu He panicked; she could never have imagined that these matters, which were supposed to be extremely secretive, would be dug up.

This was, of course, the work of the system.

As the rumors intensified, the person sitting at the highest tier could no longer pretend to be unaware.

Princess Shu He was summoned by the Emperor.

Gu Shengyin knew, however, that this alone was not enough.

Indeed, what Princess Shu He and the Emperor discussed was unknown to anyone, but suddenly, overnight, the rumors in the capital disappeared completely. Princess Shu He also did not appear in public for a long time, yet the General’s Mansion had not received any imperial decree canceling the marriage.

Gu Shengyin received many treasures bestowed from the palace, and the Emperor’s intention was clear: this was compensation from the Imperial Family to the Fu Family, but the marriage was still to go forward as planned.

Gu Shengyin picked up a pearl the size of a fingertip and examined it closely, saying with nonchalance, “This Emperor is really generous; such a pearl, even in the Imperial Treasury, must be rare.”

Her mouth spoke of its value, yet her expression was somewhat dismissive.

In the following days, whenever Gu Shengyin stepped out, she would encounter sympathetic gazes, the meaning of which Gu Shengyin knew without looking.

They merely pitied him for wearing such a grand green hat even before getting married, and what’s more, the hat could not be taken off.

The more Gu Shengyin put on a facade of indifference, the more others thought he was merely feigning composure, not knowing how heartbroken he must be privately.

After all, in all these years, no one had ever heard even a whisper of gossip about General Fu’s involvement with women, nor about him having any close female friends. Most people believed he held both respect and love for his fiancee, Princess Shu He, and they never anticipated such an incident.

Even the Emperor specially called him for a talk, saying, “Yunzhen, I know you have been wronged in this matter. I assure you, it will not happen again. I have already severely reprimanded Shu He; she is always respectful and conscientious, it is only normal that she was momentarily misled.”

In a single sentence, the Emperor cleared Princess Shu He and shifted all the blame onto Prince Fang Mingyu.