I support the army through farming and business.

Chapter 317 Who are you?

“At that time, I was even prepared to be cursed by thousands of people, but then you appeared.”

Gu Ci still feels a chill run down his spine when he recalls it.

His younger sister conspired with Bai Rouyin to set him up, putting him in a difficult position. Although he didn't show it on his face, he was still very upset inside.

"You dispelled everyone's doubts with just a few words, and even spared Bai Rouyin's reputation by setting aside past grievances. I thought to myself, if fairies in stories really existed, they would be just like you."

Tang Zhao's lips moved; she really wanted to tell Gu Ci that this was a task given to her by the system.

Gu Ci continued, "Later, you returned to Luoyang to investigate the truth behind the extermination of your maternal grandfather's family. Although I was reluctant to let you go, I knew I couldn't change your mind. So I could only fight desperately on the battlefield and make meritorious contributions, so that I would have a reason to come to the capital to pick you up."

"On the way back, we encountered the Ghost Doctor. I didn't know you knew each other before. I was worried that you would agree to his unreasonable demands for my sake, so I said some heartless words to you and me," Gu Ci said with a self-deprecating smile. "It was only then that I realized how deeply I had fallen in love with you."

Tang Zhao turned her head slightly, somewhat unable to look into Gu Ci's sincere eyes.

"After that, I completely lost control of myself, letting all my attention fall on you, watching you do business, watching you recruit soldiers, watching you fight on the battlefield, feeling both pity and pride."

But I know you don't like me that much," Gu Ci choked up, "Zhao Zhao, I never thought I would love someone so much. I was nice to Bai Rouyin out of a man's responsibility to his fiancée, but my desire to be nice to you comes entirely from my heart."

"Zhaozhao, please, please like me too, okay?"

Tang Zhao did not answer, but closed her eyes and nestled in Gu Ci's arms.

Outside the courtyard, Wu Yier stopped Wu Jiayi, who was about to step into the courtyard.

"What are you doing? The girl sent me here."

“I know,” Wu Yier raised an eyebrow as he looked into the courtyard, “but the young lady is talking to the young master right now, boss, wait a moment.”

"Alright, Song Qinglan can't be killed anytime soon anyway," Wu Jia said in a low voice, "Have you prepared everything the young lady asked you to?"

Wu Yier patted the small cloth bag behind him, "Everything is ready. If I don't make them suffer this time, I'm not Wu Yier!"

Wu Jiayi rolled his eyes at him, "You weren't originally called Wu Yier."

The group waited outside for a while before Tang Zhao and Gu Ci came out of the courtyard.

Gu Ci handed the prison pass to Tang Zhao, "Are you sure you don't need me to accompany you?"

"No need," Tang Zhao said deliberately, "I don't want you to see my darker side."

Gu Ci found it amusing and personally escorted Tang Zhao to the prison before turning around and heading to the palace.

In the prison, Song Qingyan straddled Song Qinglan, her hands clawing at her body as she cursed, "You damned slut! You only care about your pretty face and keep seducing other people's husbands! I'll beat you to death, you shameless bitch!" Song Qinglan's hands were pinned down by Tang Ming, and her legs were firmly pressed under her buttocks by Old Madam An. She had no chance to fight back and could only scream and curse at the top of her lungs, "Song Qingyan, how dare you curse me? What kind of virtuous woman do you think you are!"

"I seduced someone else's husband, but didn't you? Song Qingning is my cousin, and also your cousin. Tang Zheng and I had a private relationship, but we never had any physical contact. But what about you? After you found out that Song Qingning and Tang Zheng were engaged, you used every means to seduce your cousin's husband. And what was the result? Tang Zheng slept with you for years, and you even got pregnant with two children, yet you still didn't even get the title of concubine!"

Spurred by Song Qinglan's words, Song Qingyan lost all reason. "So what if I don't have the title of concubine? At least I've only ever been with one man in my life! Unlike you, a slut who's been slept with by men!"

"She followed her father first, then her son, thinking she was incredibly charming, but what happened? She was still treated like a used shoe and thrown out!"

"No matter how wretched I am, I still have my son to rely on. Unlike you, your son died so tragically, and you don't even have the ability to avenge him!"

"Ahhh!" Song Qinglan, like an enraged lioness, struggled with all her might to break free from Tang Ming and Madam An's restraints. She grabbed Song Qingyan's arms tightly and flipped over, instantly reversing their positions.

Song Qinglan scratched Song Qingyan's dirty face with her fingernails. "Shut up! Who gave you the audacity to mention my son!"

Song Qingyan spat a mouthful of saliva onto Song Qinglan's face and grinned maliciously, "Is your son some kind of noble person that I can't even mention him?"

"My son is the eighth prince of the Turks!"

"Pah! What Eighth Prince of the Turks? He's a bastard with an unknown father! Who knows how many men you were with before you and the former Khan of the Turks? Even though I'm far away in Luoyang, I've heard people say that the Eighth Prince of the Turks doesn't look like a Turk at all; he's a direct descendant of the Great Yu!"

Ignoring Tang Ming and Madam An's struggle, Song Qinglan grabbed Song Qingyan's hair with one hand and stuffed straw from the ground into Song Qingyan's mouth with the other.

In the opposite cell, Tang Zheng and his son Tang Shi had shouted themselves hoarse trying to persuade the women, but no one listened. They could only helplessly watch the fighting and cursing going on in the women's cell.

clap clap clap!
A crisp slap rang out, and the fighting in the women's prison stopped.

Tang Zhao stood on the steps, a smile playing on his lips. "What a wonderful show. It's just a pity that my mother and maternal grandparents' family couldn't watch it."

"But it's good, if my maternal grandfather saw this, he would probably be very sad."

"Tang Zhao!" Song Qinglan said viciously, "You little bitch, you dare to come here again?"

"Why wouldn't I dare?" Tang Zhao sneered. "Now you are the fish on the chopping block, and I am the butcher. I'm not only coming, but I'm also going to make you laugh at me!"

Tang Zhao pointed at Song Qinglan, "You thought you were unparalleled in beauty, and that all the men in the world would fall at your feet, but you never expected that you would be abandoned by the man you could manipulate and crush."

Tang Zhao pointed at Song Qingyan, "For the sake of wealth and status, she did not hesitate to seduce her own brother-in-law. As a result, she was a lowly mistress for the rest of her life and could not even be buried in the Tang family ancestral tomb after her death."

Tang Zhao pointed at Old Madam An, "The greatest pride of her life was raising a good son. But what happened? When she was fleeing for her life, her son abandoned her and ran away. The Duke of Wei's mansion was completely destroyed. In the end, she couldn't even get a whole corpse."

Tang Zhao ignored Tang Ming and turned to look at Tang Zheng. "Father, all he cares about is repeating the glory of his ancestors. He finally achieved his goal through nepotism, but he couldn't stand being ridiculed and criticized. He didn't hesitate to betray the country and destroy his own in-laws, killing his wife and his own daughter. He thought he was invincible, but he was completely fooled by the teenage Emperor Pingyuan. Tsk tsk, how pitiful!"

Tang Zheng stared intently at Tang Zhao with his dark eyes. "Who exactly are you?"