After his wife and daughter died tragically, the scumbag prince's hair turned white overnight

Chapter 160: Gu Shi's hair turned white overnight, but he gained a reputation for being kind an

at the same time.

Prince Rong’s mansion was hung with mourning clothes.

Wang Ying knocked on Gu Shi's study door with a sad face.

"Your Majesty, the seven-day period has expired. The old princess can be buried tomorrow."

The rosewood-backed chair blocks the back of the person behind the desk.

All that was heard was a hoarse and lifeless "hmm" from the man.

Wang Ying's mouth moved slightly, as if he wanted to say something else. He saw a plain figure from the corner of his eye, and the words on his lips turned into "The princess is here and wants to see you."

"Let her go back."

The voice of the person behind the desk was still cold and ruthless.

"impossible."

Su Liuxi came to the study and happened to hear these words. She refuted without thinking.

Turning around and seeing Wang Ying still standing there, she frowned slightly, "I have something to discuss with the prince, please leave first."

Wang Ying glanced in Gu Shi's direction with embarrassment. Gu Shi seemed to see his embarrassment and nodded, "Step back."

The figure behind the chair moved slightly, revealing a section of snow-white hair, and Su Liuxi's eyes were red.

Memories can't help but drift back to seven days ago——

The old princess passed away and Ronghui Hall caught fire.

She immediately sent someone to the main courtyard to notify Gu Shi, but the servants came to inform her that Gu Shi had left the house on his own.

She spent the entire night searching for him, and finally got news of him from Pei Wang, and found him at the foot of the cliffs of Mulan Mountain.

Unexpectedly, what he saw was a man with white hair and haggard face, sitting beside the ice coffin in the cave with empty eyes. In the ice coffin were two inseparable and mutilated corpses.

And under his feet, there were several empty wine jars rolling.

Su Liuxi said in shock, "Brother Gu Shi, how can you drink alcohol in your current physical condition?"

The excitement I felt when I found the person disappeared completely when I saw his white hair.

She had only been apart from him for one night...

Before she could finish her shock, a wine bottle shattered at her feet drew her attention back.

"go away."

His eyes were red, perhaps because he had been sitting next to the ice coffin for too long and the cold air had penetrated into his body, so when he stood up, he was very clumsy.

His rough hair swayed wildly with his large movements, becoming even more messy.

The Gu Shi in front of her looked crazier than Su Liuxi had ever seen him. Just when he picked up another wine jar and was about to throw it at her and she had nowhere to hide, he suddenly closed his eyes and fainted.

Perhaps because the timing was too coincidental, everyone thought that his hair turned white overnight because his mother suddenly passed away.

By some unintended consequence, he earned the reputation for benevolence and filial piety.

Even if he didn't have any emotional fluctuations, there would be people who would jump out and say that he was heartbroken.

It's ridiculous.

The study was as quiet as death.

Su Liuxi couldn't help herself and spoke again, "How long are you going to be depressed?"

She clenched her palms tightly, afraid that she would accidentally reveal her true thoughts.

She didn't insist why Gu Shi didn't turn around and face her.

Ever since the old princess died in Ronghui Hall seven days ago and then there was a fire in Ronghui Hall, she went to visit Gu Shi and found that Gu Shi's hair had turned white overnight. She knew that it was completely useless to play the emotional card with Gu Shi.

so...

She decided to take another path.

"Could it be that after Shen Muxi and her daughter died, you planned to abandon me and the Rongjun Prince's Mansion to be buried with them?"

The harsh word "death" completely became the straw that broke the camel's back as Gu Shi was holding on to his last breath.

He stood up suddenly, his face haggard.

With his snow-white hair loose, he looked like a trapped beast in a cage making its last struggle.

"They are not dead." He first excitedly refuted Su Liuxi's words.

Then, as if to console himself, he spoke, "They're not dead... There must be something wrong."

When the fire broke out in Lengyuan, didn't many people tell him that Shen Muxi and her daughter were dead? But in the end, didn't they return safely and be back with him?

They are not dead, yes, they must not be dead.

"They must still be somewhere, waiting for me to rescue them."

As if he was half convinced by himself, Gu Shi's eyes, which were like a pool of stagnant water a moment ago, suddenly showed a strange light.

In Su Liuxi's eyes, Gu Shi had already become mentally ill.

She never realized that Gu Shi was actually a coward who couldn't withstand the slightest blow.

If I had known this...

Forget it, now I know it's useless.

In a sense, she, like Gu Shi, is only willing to believe what she sees. Aren't they the same kind of people?

She took a deep breath and stepped forward to block Gu Shi's way.

"Both mother and Yueyue were poisoned. Haven't you ever thought about why?"

Gu Shi stopped walking, his eyes, which were always bright, seemed to be frost-hardened. "What do you mean?"

"I suspect it's Shen Muxi..."

"you shut up."

The three words "Shen Muxi" are now a taboo that no one can touch for Gu Shi.

Even if someone just called out softly, his heart would feel as if it were being pierced by thousands of needles at the same time.

"You are not worthy of mentioning them. If you hadn't..."

"Gu Shi," Su Liuxi interrupted him angrily with red eyes, "Can't you see clearly? How did you treat her before? That woman clearly came back for revenge. Look at how the palace has become in just a short time since she came back."

Beichen has always prioritized filial piety. If Gu Shi hadn't turned gray overnight and His Majesty had long known that Gu Shi had always been submissive to the old princess, the old princess's sudden death in Ronghui Hall and the coincidental fire there would have been enough to bring disaster to the entire Rongjun Prince's Mansion...

From the moment Su Liuxi stepped into the Prince Rong's Mansion, she had regarded everything in the Prince Rong's Mansion as her own. She would never allow herself to work so hard only to end up with nothing.

She sincerely wanted to protect Prince Rong's Mansion.

But Gu Shi's focus is still on Shen Muxi and Gu Xiaoxiao.

"So, this is why you want to kill them?"

"I do not..."

Su Liuxi almost blurted out a rebuttal.

Under Gu Shisen's cold gaze, she swallowed back her denial.

Until the day Shen Muxi and her daughter died, she still acted impulsively.

She revealed her true colors too early. Now no matter what she said, Gu Shi would only think she was quibbling...

If it weren't for the Su family behind her, she had no doubt that Gu Shi would have killed her a few days ago.

Whenever Su Liuxi thought of Gu Shi's hair turning white overnight, she felt extremely fortunate that she had taken action in time.

Shen Muxi and her daughter are finally no longer stumbling blocks.

Her changing eyes did not escape Gu Shi's sharp gaze, like a hawk staring at its prey.

But Gu Shi didn't say anything. He just let her block his way with a rare calmness and let him express himself freely.

"No matter how deeply you love me, tomorrow my mother will be buried. In front of outsiders, we must pretend to be a loving couple. Otherwise, you will be deceiving the emperor."

I have to say that Su Liuxi has a good mouth.

The word "deceiving the emperor" was enough to make Gu Shi compromise.

He can't die now.

He also wanted to keep his life so that Mumu and Xixi could come back for revenge.

The tense nerves relaxed at once.

He turned his back to Su Liuxi and returned to his lifeless demeanor as he had just been sitting in the chair.

He ignored the nonsense Su Liuxi said later.

No matter how passionately Su Liuxi spoke, it was still like a fist hitting cotton.

"Since Your Highness is able to calm down and always listen to what I say, then I will finally retire after completing my mission. Your Highness, please have a good rest."

She gritted her teeth and said some polite words gently before stopping and walking away.

After Su Liuxi left, Wang Yingcai returned and walked behind Gu Shi, whispering, "Your Highness, on the day the old princess died, Miss Yueyue had also been poisoned, but she miraculously recovered. I suspect there must be a connection..."

Gu Shi's hands tightly gripped the armrest of the bench and he remained silent.

The next day.

The Rong Prince's Mansion was filled with guests, all of whom were officials of all ranks who came to pay their respects to the old princess.

Including Pei Wang.

The moment he saw Gu Shi's silver hair, Pei Wangshi was also shocked.

After burning incense for Kang, he took the initiative to speak without waiting for Gu Shi to speak.

His tone was extremely serious, "Your Highness, may I have a moment to talk?"

Gu Shi nodded.

Behind the rockery.

Pei Wang handed a secret letter to Gu Shi.

"After receiving your message, I sent people to investigate and found that Su Kang was indeed not dead."

"But that day in Mulan Mountain..."

"I wonder if Your Highness still remembers what I told you before."

Gu Shi looked at Pei Wang in confusion, as if recalling something.

Pei Wang reminded, "The real Su Kang is dead. This Su Kang is a fake one."

Gu Shi was like a pool of stagnant water, and even when he spoke, there was no fluctuation in his tone. "So, you are suspicious..."

"If he can use Su Kang's face to deceive the world and steal his reputation, he can certainly live under someone else's identity. In short, I have every reason to believe that the person impersonating Su Kang is definitely not a simple person, because the people behind him are really determined to protect him at all costs."

Gu Shi lowered his eyes, his tone calm, "What are you going to do now?"

"The best way is to start from the Su Mansion." Pei Wang felt a headache when he mentioned the Su Mansion. "It's a pity that my people were exposed not long ago. Now the Su Mansion is surrounded like an iron barrel. If I want to get in again, it will probably be... difficult."

"I can start investigating the Su Mansion's affairs."

Gu Shi said calmly, "But, but there is one thing I want you to help me investigate."

Pei Wang's eyes lit up slightly, "Your Highness, if you have something to say, please speak frankly."

Gu Shi nodded. "I heard there's a strange poison from Huijiang. Two people must be poisoned at the same time for the poison to take effect. The poison is similar to corpse poison and Gu poison, but it can use the vitality of one person to prolong the life of another. That's why this strange poison is also called 'Red Shore Flower'."

Pei Wang looked at Gu Shi in shock, "Could it be that the old princess's death..."

Gu Shi didn't look at Gu Shi, he just lowered his eyes and whispered, "Master Pei, can you check it?"

His voice was weak, as if he hadn't had a good rest for a long time.

Right.

Who can sleep peacefully after losing his wife, daughter and mother within two days?

Pei Wang couldn't tell whether he sympathized with Gu Shi or felt guilty. It was rare for him to be so sincere to Gu Shi.

"There have been files on this subject before. If Your Highness doesn't mind, you and I can go to the Dali Temple together."

"In that case, I'll trouble you, sir."

The funeral went smoothly.

Apart from the fact that Su Liuxi was always feeling uneasy because of Gu Shi's gaze, there was basically nothing else.

The old princess was buried the next day.

Gu Shi went to Pei Wang and spent the whole day reading the file on strange poisons.

Finally, his eyes locked on a parchment scroll, "Sure enough, there is such a poison."

Soon, his heart was filled with doubts again.

"But... this poison is so toxic that it's long been banned. Ordinary people have never even heard of it, let alone seen it. How could it possibly appear in the Rong County Prince's Mansion?"

"That's something you'll have to ask Su Yong." Pei Wang's eyes were deep. "Some of the thieves hiding in Liuxi Village are good at using machetes."

The machete is a weapon used by the Hui people in Xinjiang.

Pei Wang's words seemed to have suddenly opened up a certain connection in Gu Shi. He clenched his fists tightly, and flames of hatred suddenly burned in his eyes.

Su Yong, even if he is not from Xinjiang, he must be closely related to Xinjiang.

If Yu Yuexi is really Su Yong's child, then his mother's death makes sense.

Su Liuxi had already been in cahoots with Su Kang, and had deceived both him and Yu Hong.

Whenever Gu Shi thought about the dirty means of the person beside him, he felt his stomach churning.

"If Your Highness has any suspicions, you might as well wait for some time. I suspect someone will contact the Princess soon... ahem, Su."

Under Gu Shi's murderous gaze, Pei Wang abruptly changed his words.

...

Beichen.

County Princess's Mansion.

Before he knew it, Shen Muxi had been back for two days.

She purged the people in the County Lord's Mansion and replaced them again. Now, those who are left basically follow her lead.

I have to say, power is really a good thing...

Shen Muxi stood behind the desk, picking up a pen and drawing some sketches.

Hongdou is back.

"Miss, a maid came outside and said that the old lady wants to see you."

Shen Muxi didn't even stop the movements of his hands.

"What do you want to see me for?"

She didn't think she had anything to say to Mrs. Hong.

"I don't know. The old lady only told the servants to bring a message, saying something like 'what's fake can never be real.'"

Upon hearing this, Shen Muxi paused with his writing.

What’s fake can’t be real?

She put down the wolf-hair brush.

"Well, let's see what tricks she's going to play."

...

Murong Jingyan said that he put the people in the Shen Mansion under house arrest, but he only let them live in his own yard.

Apart from restricting freedom, other food, clothing and other expenses were a bit strict, but the people in the Shen family did not suffer much.

Shen Muxi watched the servants serving their master in an orderly manner, and secretly complained in his heart, "Murong Jingyan is still too kind."

Shoukang Hall.

Seeing Shen Muxi, Hong sat up excitedly.

Ever since Shen Xi left Yecheng to help the prince find his daughter, her health had been getting worse day by day. It was not until she was completely paralyzed in bed that she realized that something had happened to her diet.

Looking at the entire Shen Mansion, the only person who could drug her was probably the person in front of her.

"It's you."

She glared at Shen Muxi accusingly.

Shen Muxi gave her a cold look and said, "Granddaughter doesn't know what grandma wants to say."

"You bitch, you actually..."

"Grandma, some things are unfounded, so you can't wrongly accuse your granddaughter."

Shen Muxi interrupted her with an innocent look on her face.

Hong sneered, "Don't think I will believe you if you act like this. You are not Shen Xi at all."

Because of excitement, she forced herself to stand up and fell heavily back onto the bed. A surge of blood rushed up and her wrinkled old face turned red.