The tragic death of her daughter made Mrs. Li determined.

Mrs. Li left the capital without any delay, taking all her dowry with her.

Just after leaving the capital, a woman stumbled towards the capital.

When she was almost in front of the carriage, the woman suddenly fainted.

"Miss, there is a woman fainted on the roadside outside. She seems to be quite young." Mrs. Li's maid said.

Mrs. Li took a look and found that he did look quite young, probably about the same age as her daughter.

Thinking of this, Mrs. Li couldn't help but think of her daughter who died tragically.

"Go down and take a look." Mrs. Li ordered. If she had paid more attention to her daughter at the beginning, perhaps the ending would not be like this.

The inexplicable feeling of pity made Mrs. Li get off the carriage.

I was going to ask the woman why she was traveling alone and why she fainted on the side of the road?

Are you encountering any difficulties?

As a fellow wanderer, Mrs. Li felt the same way and wanted to lend a helping hand to this young woman who was as young as her daughter.

However, when Mrs. Li saw the woman's face, she was suddenly shocked.

Is this the former queen?

After being fed water, Gu Qingrou's eyelashes trembled and she woke up.

She tried to stand up stubbornly, but suddenly she felt dizzy and almost fell down again. Fortunately, Mrs. Li was quick to reach out and support her.

"Where are you going, Madam?"

When Gu Qingrou heard the word "Empress" again, her whole body shook, and she grabbed Madam Li as if she was grabbing a life-saving straw.

"Do you know me? Take me back to the capital!"

Mrs. Li looked at the disheveled, chapped-lipped woman in front of her and sighed slightly.

Madam Li said with mixed feelings, "Your Majesty, weren't you sent to the temple by the Emperor? Did you walk all the way here?"

Seeing how tired and thirsty she looked, one could guess that she had escaped from the temple on her own two legs, which was why she fainted on the side of the road in such a miserable state.

But why did the former queen run away?

Seeing Madam Li's inquiring eyes, Gu Qingrou pursed her lips and asked in a hoarse and slightly trembling voice:

"Gu Sang is back, right?"

"Is Gu Sang going to be made queen?"

"Is she in the palace? Is she?"

Seeing the unwillingness in Gu Qingrou's eyes, Mrs. Li suddenly realized.

She nodded and replied, "She's back. Although the decree hasn't been issued yet, everyone in the world knows that the emperor will make her the queen."

As soon as the words fell.

Gu Qingrou was stunned, the only expectation in her eyes shattered.

"No! I won't allow it. I'm going to stop it!"

"He promised me personally that I am the one who will be with him for the rest of his life. How could he make someone else his queen?"

"I don't believe it. The queen can only be mine! He promised me!"

Gu Qingrou walked forward crying. With only a trace of unwillingness in her heart, she walked for a whole day before finally arriving here.

She is unwilling to accept this!

She must find the emperor and ask him face to face.

The vows we made are still fresh in our minds, why would the emperor change his mind so easily?

Gu Qingrou's slow steps caught Mrs. Li's eyes. Her back was full of loneliness and desolation. It was a fact known to everyone, but Gu Qingrou refused to believe it.

Perhaps when the facts are laid out before her, she will still stubbornly cling to her love, even if this love is illusory...

Mrs. Li suddenly made a bold decision. She took three or two steps towards Gu Qingrou and gently grabbed her.

"My lady, I have an idea that may help you."

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Imperial Palace.

Pei Changying did not wait to attend court the next day, and could not wait to write an imperial edict announcing the queen's coronation ceremony to be held half a month later.

The public was immediately in an uproar.

The entire Plague City was shaken, and everyone angrily cursed Pei Changying.

When the eldest princess, who was stationed in the south city with her troops, heard the imperial edict, she was so shocked that she bit her lip.

"Pei Changying really doesn't change his bad habits!"

"I was a step too slow after all. If I had found your grandma earlier, you wouldn't be in danger."

The eldest princess's clenched hands revealed her anger at the moment. She immediately summoned Zhou Qichen, General Qin and others, and decided to go to the capital immediately to rescue Gu Sang and her grandmother.

In Xuyang Palace.

Gu Sang and his grandmother were imprisoned in the palace.

Gu Sang told his grandmother everything he had experienced in ancient times and what happened after he returned to the modern era when his grandmother was no longer around.

Gu Sang knew that his grandmother felt very sorry that such a thing happened and she was not by his side, so Gu Sang explained everything in detail so that his grandmother could feel involved.

In the past few days, Pei Changying patiently came to Xuyang Palace every day, waiting for Gu Sang to take the initiative to see him.

By the fourth day, Pei Changying knew that Gu Sang might never forgive him in this life, so he had no choice but to swallow his pride and walk into the palace in person to stand before Gu Sang.

Gu Sang didn't even bother to look at Pei Changying, treating him as a transparent person, and continued to chat with his grandmother, just like the leisurely time they had every afternoon in modern times.

Pei Changying always wanted to find topics to talk about, but apart from Gu Sang's cold face and Grandma Gu's contemptuous eyes, Pei Changying felt as if he was not presentable.

"Sangsang, do you really dislike me so much?"

"You know how I've treated you these past few days."

"I, the emperor of a great country, can do this for you. Which emperor in the past dynasties has ever been as infatuated as me?"

Pei Changying couldn't bear it any longer and expressed his deep love to Gu Sang.

Pei Changying would rather Gu Sang argue with him, would rather Gu Sang scold him, than Gu Sang not even give him a glance.

Gu Sang looked at him with extremely cold eyes, as if he was looking at a dirty thing.

"Sangsang, it doesn't matter if you don't understand my infatuation now."

"When you become my queen, I will spend my whole life proving to you how deeply I love you!"

"You didn't like sharing a husband with other women before. It doesn't matter. I will disband the harem. As long as you can change your heart, I will do anything for you. You will understand."

Pei Changying looked at Gu Sang deeply, then turned and left.

When leaving the gate of Xuyang Palace, I ran into the aunt from the imperial kitchen who came to deliver food.

After being inspected by the guards, the aunt from the imperial kitchen was allowed in to deliver the meal.

Pei Changying was worried that someone else would sneak in to rescue Gu Sang, so anyone entering or leaving Xuyang Palace had to go through strict inspections, and even meals had to be delivered by familiar faces in the palace.

However, Pei Changying didn't know.

The aunt from the imperial kitchen had already secretly helped Gu Sang get in touch with the Prime Minister.

Gu Sang seemed to have done nothing in Xuyang Palace these days, but she had already instructed the prime minister to secretly find someone who looked like her grandmother to enter the palace.

Only by sending grandma away first can Gu Sang fight in the palace without restraint.

After the aunt from the imperial kitchen delivered the food, Grandma Gu tactfully stood watch at the door.

Gu Sang and the aunt from the imperial kitchen walked behind the screen and whispered, "Miss Gu, we've found someone who looks about 50% similar. Her family has long since died, and she has volunteered to enter the palace with the Prime Minister."