The fake prince was exposed at the beginning, and I took office as emperor on the spot

Chapter 23 Mother, you must be mentally prepared
Gold...Ten thousand taels?!

Who gave it to you?
Who to give it to?
The Taoist boy from Chanliaozhu made everyone present confused three times with just a few words.

National Master, Gold, and Crown Prince.

No matter how you look at it, these three words cannot appear together in a sentence.

However, at this moment, they appeared together!

Gu Yuye's expression froze instantly, and his face became extremely ugly.

This military saint of the Wei Dynasty, who was always known for his deep scheming and meticulous planning, even began to doubt his life.

From the moment he brought Gu Yuandao back to the palace from Ziji Palace, everything that happened afterwards was completely different from what he had planned.

Over the course of a day and a night, accidents happened to Gu Fangchen one after another.

The Martial Saint, Princess Prajna, the Imperial Master... These people who originally should have had nothing to do with Gu Fangchen, suddenly all stood up and became old acquaintances of Gu Fangchen.

Gu Yuye couldn't help but wonder, could it be that this dandy boy who grew up under his nose for the past nineteen years was a fake?

But obviously this is impossible.

The problem could only have occurred last night, when he and Gu Yuandao recognized each other and Gu Fangchen insisted on going to the White Horse Temple.

Gu Yuye seemed to have grasped the source of the matter. He suppressed the floating thoughts in his mind, and a cold light flashed in his eyes.

The more abnormal the situation was out of control, the more he wanted to suppress Gu Fangchen and not give him any chance to turn things around.

It doesn’t matter what the National Master means. Unless Gu Fangchen can change himself from fake to real, no one can help!
Gu Yuandao had an expressionless face as he looked at the boxes of gold glittering in the sun. His hands were clenched into fists beneath his sleeves, and his neatly trimmed nails made his palms appear pale.

why?
It was clearly the day when he was the top student in high school. He should have been in high spirits and had reunited with his biological parents. Naturally, everyone's attention should have been on him.

He had anticipated congratulations and envy, admiration and praise many times.

But now, all the focus is still on the fake Gu Fangchen!
Even the imperial teacher who sat on a high building, looking down upon all living beings like ants, offered to give such a waste ten thousand taels of gold!
"Master...why would she give gold to Gu Fangchen?"

Gu Youren on the other side was even more dazed and out of control. It was so unbelievable that it was as if he had seen a ghost in broad daylight.

In this world, she should be the one who has the closest relationship with "Saint of Life" Xu Fu.

She became a disciple of the Imperial Master at the age of thirteen. Although she was not a true disciple and was only a nominal disciple, compared to the self-proclaimed Emperor Yong'an, Gu Youren was obviously more legitimate and had more opportunities to come into contact with Xu Fu.

If we were to describe the Imperial Master, we would definitely have to use the word "human immortal".

She is not a cold-blooded immortal, but a human immortal who cares about the people.

But no matter how immortal a person is, he is still an immortal after all.

Xu Fu had almost no worldly desires. He sat in meditation at the Canliao Pillar for decades, observing the heaven and earth, observing all living beings, holding the fate of the country in his palms, and controlling the world with a wave of his hand.

The so-called "Chan Liao" is high, vast and distant, just like this.

Unless it can affect "peace in the world", Xu Fu will not ask about anything in the outside world.

In order to affect something like "peace in the world", it must at least reach the level of overthrowing a major group, right?

Gu Youren opened his eyes wide and looked at Gu Fangchen, who was running straight towards the ten boxes of gold and rubbing his hands, not hiding his excitement and greed at all.

How could such a rotten person affect world peace?!
Moreover, why would her master, who didn't care about worldly fame and fortune at all and was like an immortal in the world, give Gu Fangchen 12,000 taels of gold? This was what Gu Youren could not understand the most.

The master had also given her many things, but they were all elegant things for girls, such as jade flutes, chess boards, round fans, ancient books, etc.

Things like gold are readily available to high-level practitioners, so only Gu Fangchen would like it, right?
Doesn't that mean...

Gu Youren suddenly turned pale with fear, and had a very scary idea that could even shake her faith in Taoism in an instant.

Unless... it was because Gu Fangchen liked it that the master gave him the gold!
Once this thought arose, Gu Youren could no longer control his thoughts.

Because this logic is so reasonable!

All other speculations are untenable, only this one is so smooth that it's ridiculous.

So, why did the master choose this time to give Gu Fangchen something he liked?
Why, why does it seem like you are supporting him?

When Gu Youren thought of this, he even tasted a hint of "pampering" from the generous gift of ten thousand taels of gold.

Gu Lianxian was opening her mouth in surprise. She pulled her sister and was about to tell her about her doubts, but found that she couldn't move her sister.

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When the little girl looked up, she discovered that the academy's top female teacher, who was always bright and intelligent and calm in the face of adversity, had frozen in place as if petrified, and her whole body seemed to be broken apart.

Gu Lianxian blinked, becoming even more confused.

Why is her eldest sister's reaction even greater than hers?
"As expected of the Imperial Master, you are rich."

Gu Fangchen sighed, picked up a heavy piece of gold, and weighed it. It was quite substantial. Ten thousand taels of gold was an absolutely astronomical sum in this era.

It's the same for players too.

Yellow and white objects are of little use to high-level practitioners, and that is only if the practitioners themselves have a background.

However, the causal line of the fake prince [Gu Fangchen] was estimated to be worth 12,000 taels of gold, which was much lower than he expected.

After thinking about it carefully, it must be because the news has not yet spread completely.

Outside of Huangtian City, only a few top forces should have received the news, and the matter of the true and false prince has not yet been widely known.

Therefore, the recognition of the fake [Gu Fangchen] has not yet decreased.

When making the judgment, he was given a discount out of consideration.

Gu Fangchen looked at the little Taoist boy next to him and smiled:
"Thank you so much, Imperial Master."

The little Taoist boy looked serious and bowed again.

"I have brought the things here. You can use the gold as you wish."

Ning Caiyong came back to his senses and said quickly:
"Send someone to move these boxes to Xiefangyuan first..."

Gu Yuye took two steps forward and said calmly:
"Since it's a gift from the Imperial Master, we naturally can't neglect it. After counting it, put it in the treasury..."

Gu Fangchen threw the gold in his hand, and the crisp sound of metal collision interrupted Gu Yuye's words.

"No need."

"The Imperial Master was afraid that my things would be stolen, so he taught me a little trick to prevent thieves."

He said with a forced smile.

Then he stretched out his hand and snapped his fingers.

"Snapped!"

[Fake Prince Causal Line: Ten Thousand Taels of Gold (Converted)]

In an instant, all the gold in the yard disappeared right before everyone's eyes.

Gu Yuye had a blank expression on his face. This time he was not surprised by Gu Fangchen's methods. The anger in his heart was ignited in an instant.

thief?
Gu Fangchen actually dared to call him a thief!

There can only be one thief in this palace, and that is Gu Fangchen, who stole the identity of the prince!

And he even dared to turn the tables, what a guy!
Gu Yuye almost laughed out of anger. He took a deep breath and reminded his eldest daughter:
"Youren, why don't you start the investigation?"

Gu Youren swallowed the turmoil in his heart and walked back to Gu Fangchen.

Gu Fangchen looked at Ning Caiyong and sighed:
"Mom, you have to be mentally prepared."

Ning Caiyong thought he was also reluctant to part with his blood relatives, and was deeply moved. Tears flashed in his beautiful eyes, and he pursed his lips:
"Chen'er, don't worry. Mother said that no matter what happens, you are still her child."

Well, I hope you can bear it...

Gu Fangchen nodded, with a solemn and awe-inspiring expression, waiting for Gu Youren to take action.

He sighed sadly, looked at Gu Youren sincerely, and said softly:

"Since my mother always treats me like her own child, please don't hurt her feelings. You just need to know who my biological father is, okay?"

Gu Youren vaguely felt that something was strange, but he didn't think much about it. He reached out his hand, touched Gu Fangchen's eyebrows, and closed his eyes.

She felt something in her heart, and the red thread of cause and effect wrapped around Gu Fangchen appeared before her eyes.

The eldest princess grasped the red thread in her slender hand, separating the true from the false, and exploring its direction.

Thinking of the captured groom, the first question came to her mind subconsciously.

Gu Fangchen's father is...

Gu Youren moved his finger and the red line spread to the side.

She was slightly startled, then suddenly opened her eyes and looked at the King of Zhenbei standing beside her with almost horror!

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ps: There is one more chapter

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