Chapter 510 - 520 Jin Ziyuan’s Resentment
"Ah, how did you know?" Lin Qianqing exclaimed in surprise.
Gu Youyou smiled and said nothing more.
If her guess was not wrong, the hermit uncle she and Jin Ziyuan met behind the mountains of Lotus Village was none other than the failed Prince No. 3.
She even remembered a sentence Jin Ziyuan had said at that time, "Are all women so heartless?" At that moment, his eyes were no different from the ones she had just seen.
So, it made sense why Jin Ziyuan harbored such towering hatred towards the consort of Prince No. 3, truly a tragedy of the human condition.
Lin Qianqing continued, "Yes, it’s said that Prince No. 3 was certain of victory, but at the critical moment, he was betrayed by his own consort. She produced evidence of Prince No. 3’s rebellion. When the Prince Residence was raided, everyone died except for her, and she emerged as a great hero.
Latter on, Prince No. 5 proposed to her. Logically, even as a second wife, she shouldn’t have been just a concubine, but she willingly accepted, and the Emperor approved."
If Prince No. 3 had succeeded, she would have been Empress. Giving up the position of an Empress to become the concubine of Prince No. 5, the reason behind it was beyond anyone’s understanding. Gu Youyou’s gaze deepened. Jin Ziyuan might know something about it.