Gu Qiong asked Gu Yu to enter the house and closed the door to block the wind and snow outside.
Then he stuffed a soup woman into Gu Yu's arms and asked Sang Ya to bring some ginger soup for Gu Yu to drink.
Gu Yu mechanically took the ginger soup and sipped it in small sips without saying a word, which made Gu Qiong very uneasy.
In Gu Qiong's heart, her brother is always reliable, omnipotent, and her indestructible backing.
But now Gu Yu's face is expressionless, her eyes are full of emptiness and hopelessness, and she is as fragile as a porcelain doll.
Gu Qiong wanted to ask something, but her intuition told her that it was most appropriate not to disturb him at this time and to let her brother be quiet for a while.
Gu Qiong brought a dry towel and wiped Gu Yu's wet hair little by little.
She didn't know what happened to her brother tonight, she just felt distressed.
It was because she was too selfish in the past, only caring about herself, enjoying her brother's efforts as a matter of course, but never doing anything to help him.
Obviously she and her brother are the same age, but she only thinks about the sorrow of spring and autumn, while her brother carries the honor and disgrace of the whole family on his shoulders.
My brother will be tired too.
The snow outside was falling harder and harder, and the silver charcoal burning in the house was so warm that it made Gu Qiong drowsy.
She helped her brother dry his hair, and when she looked down, she saw that her brother's eyes were half closed, and she couldn't tell whether he was asleep or something else.
Gu Qiong put the towel aside, covered his brother with a fluffy blanket, moved another soft blanket, snuggled up next to his brother and fell asleep.
The room became dark, and Gu Yu listened to the wind and snow outside and the even breathing of her sister. Her thoughts were busy and she couldn't fall asleep for a long time.
For many people, this is bound to be a sleepless night.
In a wing of the palace, the eldest princess looked at Junze who was unconscious on the bed with a worried look.
No one thought that Junze would fall into the water. After he was fished out, he kept frowning and fell unconscious. The Holy Emperor gave him permission to stay in the palace and sent three imperial doctors to diagnose and treat him.
The eldest princess was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot, and asked the imperial doctor again: "Why doesn't my son wake up yet?"
An imperial doctor said: "The water accumulated in the abdomen has been vomited out. I don't know why, but the prince's internal heat is so hot that it overwhelms the coldness of the lake. Logically speaking, it is not serious. It should be that the prince was injured by a bear some time ago.
, I haven’t nursed myself back to health yet, and I went through this again, so my body was injured.”
The eldest princess was anxious and was about to scold them for their uselessness when she saw another imperial doctor hesitate to speak.
The eldest princess said: "Whatever you want to say, say it quickly!"
The imperial doctor hesitated for a moment and said, "Your Majesty is indeed injured this time, but His Majesty's health is good and he should wake up."
Looking at Junze's pale face, the eldest princess burst into tears and said, "Everyone says it should be done. Why can't you wake up even if you do?"
The imperial doctor said: "I just checked the prince's pulse and found that the prince's emotions are not loose, his energy is stagnant, and his chest is blocked."
The eldest princess said impatiently: "Speak humanly!"
The imperial doctor said: "This is the pulse of great compassion. I am afraid that the prince has experienced something and is unwilling to wake up."
The eldest princess immediately turned cold. Tonight was the New Year's Eve banquet, with singing and dancing. Junze got drunk and acted like a drunk at the palace banquet, and the emperor didn't even care.
Wait, are you drunk?
The eldest princess sat by the bed and gently stroked Junze's brow. She remembered that when Junze was drunk and crazy, it was Gu Yu who was receiving the wine from the Holy God.
Thinking of all the past events, the eldest princess stood up directly and asked her maid Qiaosui to call all the maids and eunuchs on duty near Junze falling into the water to the next door.
Eight or nine people quickly came together and knelt in the room. The eldest princess sat at the top and said with a gloomy face: "No one has seen King Xiaoyao today."
All the palace people were confused, but when they thought about King Xiaoyao falling into the water, they were afraid that the eldest princess would be suspicious of them, so they expressed their ignorance.
The eldest princess slapped the table and said: "Although I have left the palace for many years, I am still your master. Don't fool me by looking at me! If you dare to hide the slightest bit, I will skin you and cramp you!"
Several palace officials were trembling with fright at the sudden appearance of the eldest princess, but still no one dared to speak out.
King Xiaoyao is a relative of the emperor, so how can he survive if he is involved in his troubles?
The eldest princess was very angry and said: "Come here, drag them out, beat them with fifty big boards first, throw them away if they are tired, and bring back the ones who are full of energy."
When the palace people saw that the eldest princess was coming, they immediately cried and begged for mercy.
Just as she was about to be dragged out, a palace maid cried: "I have seen it! I have seen it!"
The eldest princess stretched out her hand to stop the people who came to drag them, and said: "This palace maid stays, while the others drag her out and beat her."
At this time, two more palace maids rushed to the scene and said, "This slave has also seen it."
The eldest princess said: "These two will also stay. The others neglected their duties and failed to protect the Lord, so they were thrown into Xin Zhe's treasury."
The few remaining people were dragged out crying.
The three maids were kneeling there, and the eldest princess said, "What did you see? Tell me!"
A palace maid said in fear: "The prince came out of the Tai Chi Palace and found a place to spit out wine. Then the slave girl saw him going to the rockery. Not long after, Mr. Gu came over and asked the slave where the prince had gone. The slave girl gave him to Mr. Gu.
Once you show me the way, you will not know the rest. Please forgive me, eldest princess."
Another palace maid said exactly what she said: "My servant also saw Mr. Gu walking towards the direction of the prince, and then both of them disappeared."
The last maid said: "This slave is cleaning by the Goddess Lake. Mr. Gu found the slave and said that the prince fell into the water. He asked the slave to find someone to save him quickly. I have no idea what happened between them. I beg the eldest princess to forgive me.
Pass slave."
Gu Yu!
It’s Gu Yu again!
Now the eldest princess is 100% sure that it was Gu Yu who caused Junze to be like this.
She knew that her son had unspeakable feelings for Gu Yu, but she did not allow Gu Yu to rely on this to bully her son wantonly.
The eldest princess suppressed her hatred and said: "Shut your mouths tightly. If you dare to spread even a single word, I will let you die without a burial place."
The three maids cried one after another: "I will keep this in mind!"
The eldest princess waved them down.
He walked back to the side room where Junze was lying.
Junze seemed to be possessed by a nightmare, his brows were furrowed, he kept shaking his head, and two lines of tears fell from the corners of his eyes.
He murmured something, and the eldest princess leaned over Junze's mouth and heard Junze say: "Gu Yu, don't leave."
Qiao Sui, who was standing aside, was shocked.
Why would the prince say such nonsense!
Tears burst out of the eldest princess's eyes, and she gritted her teeth to prevent herself from making a sound.
Her son Junze was the current king of Xiaoyao, the most favored nephew of the Holy Emperor, and a well-deserved pride of heaven. He had always done whatever he wanted, and no one would take him into consideration.
But because of Gu Yu, he was in danger many times.
In the twelfth lunar month of winter, the injury from being slapped by a bear was still not healed, and he fell into the cold Goddess Lake again.
Now I am so depressed that I don’t even want to wake up.
At this point, Gu Yu's name was still on his lips.
The eldest princess couldn't suppress the hatred in her heart. She got up and went out and said to Qiaosui: "She won't let my son have an easy time, and I won't let her have an easy time! Let's see who can be tougher than the other!"
The eldest princess has not been involved in politics for many years, but now because the prince wants to take up power again, her momentum is still the same as before.
Qiaosui has served the eldest princess since she was a child, so she naturally understands what the eldest princess means.
The eldest princess is about to start suppressing Mr. Gu.
It’s just that the authorities are confused and it’s clear to onlookers. Even if the eldest princess wants to do this, will King Xiaoyao who is lying inside let the eldest princess do this?
Qiaosui didn't know, so she could only respond: "Yes, Your Royal Highness, the eldest princess."