Gu Qingyuan did not expect Concubine Lu to ask a question out of the blue.
She has always known that everything happens for a reason and has its own traces.
She never imagined that the affairs between her and Pei Jinting would never be discovered.
But I didn't expect that Concubine Lu would find out so soon.
She also knew that Concubine Lu was suspicious, but she had no evidence.
Gu Qingyuan raised her eyes and took the initiative to look at Concubine Lu,
"Your Majesty, if I had known this would happen, I would not have allowed Brother Wenze to go out of the city on the eve of the wedding..."
If Lu Wenze left on the eve of his wedding, no one in the eldest prince's family would be aware of it.
The excuse he used was to go to Tongzhou to meet officials from the eldest prince's line.
By throwing this out, Gu Qingyuan not only answered Lu Guifei's question, but also put the blame on Lu Wenze and even the eldest prince and his family.
Why could Pei Jinting steal the bride so easily?
Isn’t the groom not here yet?
Concubine Lu stared at Gu Qingyuan and said,
"I heard that Marquis Jingyi rushed back on his wedding night and went to the Pei family's villa to see you, but you refused to go with him..."
"Even if Marquis Jingyi is wrong and shouldn't have left you behind on your wedding day, it was still because of errands. If you are angry with him because of this..."
"Ayuan. He knew that you were snatched away by Pei Jinting, but he was still willing to pick you back up. That proves that you are different to him."
"He has you in his heart. What about you? Have you ever had any affection for him?"
It was difficult for Gu Qingyuan to answer Concubine Lu's question, which was obviously suspicious of guidance.
If she said yes, it would be equivalent to admitting that she had Lu Wenze in her heart at the moment. Who knows what Concubine Lu would do if she took advantage of this?
What's more, if it reaches Pei Jinting's ears, there will definitely be cracks in the paper-thin alliance between them.
If you say no...
She felt that there was no need to avoid or be embarrassed about past events.
Things in the world are impermanent and ever-changing.
At that time, she was fully expecting someone to take her away and move forward. What was wrong with her?
Just when Gu Qingyuan was in a dilemma, footsteps were heard outside the palace gate.
In front of the palace door, Lu Wenze quietly looked at the woman in the room, feeling dazed for a moment.
Standing next to him was Gu Yunniang, who was also full of surprise.
She did not expect that Concubine Lu would announce Gu Qingyuan's entry into the palace today.
Gu Yunniang subconsciously felt a little bored and anxious.
It was clear that Gu Qingyuan had been robbed and her innocence and reputation were gone, but Concubine Lu still wanted to summon her to the palace to make a face for her.
Moreover, she looked at Lu Wenze beside her.
Sure enough, Lu Wenze seemed to be staring at Gu Qingyuan.
The smile on Gu Yunniang's face couldn't be maintained.
Compared to Gu Yunniang who was bored and anxious, Gu Qingyuan was much calmer.
She knew from the time Concubine Lu talked about snatching the bride that entering the palace today would not be so simple.
Gu Qingyuan was too lazy to raise her head to look at things that had nothing to do with her. Without thinking, she stood up while Lu Wenze and Gu Yunniang were paying respects to Concubine Lu.
I asked Concubine Lu for permission to go outside for a walk.
After all, she is a married woman, and it is better to keep some distance from foreign men like Lu Wenze.
Probably because her attitude was too unfamiliar and cold, Concubine Lu was not satisfied.
"Ayuan, we are all a family from now on. I let you enter the palace today because I thought that if you have a bad life, even if you risk everything, I will go to His Majesty to let you leave Pei Jingheng."
Gu Qingyuan had already thought a lot about the consequences of the bride-kidnapping incident.
Many times, in the dead of night, she would review it in her mind.
What kind of situation should be encountered and how to deal with it.
She picked up her skirt and knelt on the green bricks, faintly illuminating her straight back.
"Empress, A-Yuan is very happy thanks to your care these years. However, no one expected that such a thing would happen."
"Now everyone in Beijing knows that A Yuan has entered the Pei family. For everyone's good, let's leave it like this."
"This is all A-Yuan's fate."
She lowered her head and her voice was slightly bitter.
The back was like a climbing flower, straight, as if it could not be bent under pressure.
"Mother, please don't offend so many people just for the sake of me, A-Yuan is not worth it."
"Marquis Jingyi is very good. I hope to marry him now, just as he sincerely wanted to marry me in the first place."
"What happened next was because I was unlucky. I was the only one who knew he was true."
"I also hope Marquis Jingyi can understand that I also mean it sincerely."
"And I won't regret it."
These words were so heartbreaking, as if the humbleness in Gu Qingyuan's heart had been openly exposed in front of everyone.
It makes me sad when I hear it, and I cry when I smell it.
Concubine Lu was extremely sad. She wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief and kept saying, you silly child.
Gu Yunniang looked at the two of them, pulling on her handkerchief, feeling angry and wanting to throw the cakes on the table at Gu Qingyuan.
After all, in Concubine Lu's palace, she didn't dare to make any mistakes, and she didn't even dare to show disdain on her face.
Gu Qingyuan squeezed her sweaty hands.
She saw through it a long, long time ago.
The rules of this world are meant to be used by superiors to oppress inferiors.
The strong use it to oppress the weak.
It is just a tool used by wise men to oppress fools, and by men to oppress women.
She didn't need anything but to throw away the eldest prince's future.
No matter what Concubine Lu did, she would never take risks for her.
Lu Wenze looked pale and stood there, pressing his heart.
It seemed like he was really, really powerless to take A-Yuan home.
I know all this clearly, but I am so unwilling to do so.
Lu Wenze lowered his eyes.
There must be another way.
After coming out of Concubine Lu's palace, Gu Qingyuan felt a wave of fatigue coming over her.
Every step is taken carefully.
In the distance, the sun is setting.
She also wanted to go to the Queen's Palace to pay her respects.
After walking a few steps, I bumped into Gu Yunniang.
"Sister, I have something to tell you."
Gu Qingyuan has no time to deal with Gu Yunniang at the moment. Look at the sunset,
"Say it. You only have three sentences."
Gu Yunniang was not polite and said when she came up,
"You were very sensible just now and didn't want to fall in love with Brother Wenze again. From now on, you should stay away from him."
Gu Qingyuan laughed.
When Gu Yunniang saw that Gu Qingyuan was silent, she became more and more unscrupulous and said sarcastically,
"Others say you are so good, you are really blind, but you really have a life and no one to support you, which makes you look like this. Bitch."
Gu Qingyuan's face turned cold, and she looked at Gu Yunniang with cold eyes. It seemed that the prescription was too obscure.
There is no immediate effect.
She suddenly clenched her fists.
Gu Yunniang thought about entering the palace today. Concubine Lu had already asked Lu Wenze to set a date for marrying her again, which made her even more happy.
"It's a pity that my uncle is at the border. If he knew your unknown identity, he would probably die on the battlefield."
This was a sore point for Gu Qingyuan.
In any case, Zhen Guogong fought bloody battles on the frontier to gain his current glory.
Gu Yunniang was so vicious and cursed him.
She unclenched her fist and sneered,
"Gu Yunniang. I feel really sorry for you. You can't handle a man yourself, so you come here to show off your power behind your back. You're really stupid."
"No wonder it took so long to get Lu Wenze to marry you."