Chapter 64: It’s rude to call her the Empress’ sister-in-law!

Zhao Mingzhu left Shoukang Palace. She dismissed the palace maids who followed her and walked back slowly with Qiao'er.

"Crown Princess, how are you going to tell His Royal Highness the Crown Prince when you get back?"

Zhao Mingzhu looked at the red walls and green tiles and said, "Just say what you want to say."

Qiao'er hesitated after hearing this: "Crown Princess, aren't you worried that the arrival of the concubine will disrupt the current peace?"

"Don't worry, sooner or later, there will be more and more people in the East Palace, especially women."

Zhao Mingzhu had already prepared for this. Maybe Gu Qingheng would only take one scoop from the three thousand weak waters in the end, but that would not prevent him from having other concubines before that.

"Okay, I know what you're worried about. Qiao'er, are you afraid that they'll come in and start fighting over everything, and then, after they have children, they'll threaten my position?"

Qiao'er nodded heavily. She knew that her young lady had no ambitions, but she could not resist the other women who entered the East Palace who had the intention of usurping power.

She was born a maid, and no one knew better than her what would happen if the mistress was out of favor and the concubines were in power.

By then, even the servants will follow the trend, curry favor with the powerful, and step on them openly or secretly.

"Don't worry about that, Qiao'er."

Zhao Mingzhu leaned over and reached out to pick the peonies beside the stone road. The flowers swayed in the wind, looking so beautiful that they were dripping with blood. She then withdrew her hand.

"Will you come with me?"

These words were spoken lightly and quickly. Zhao Mingzhu turned around and saw Qiao'er's confused face.

"Leave? Where to? This servant of yours, Crown Princess, does not understand."

Zhao Mingzhu knew that Qiao'er was born and raised in Beijing, and had no idea about this at all.

"We leave the East Palace and the capital."

"Miss... why do you suddenly think like this?" Qiao'er asked in surprise.

"It's not sudden. I've been thinking about this for a long time."

Zhao Mingzhu and she slowly walked towards the lotus pond and looked at the small lotus tips.

She had no sense of belonging here, and the capital was the center of a dangerous vortex, making it an unsuitable place to live.

She didn't expect to live long when she came here, but now she wants to live even more.

If you want to survive, you can't just lie down.

She had already chosen a place to go. She would buy a place to stay in someone else's name. As for her identity, she had solutions to all those problems.

Qiao'er listened to her story in detail. After a long while, she said in a complicated tone, "The young lady has really changed."

Her young lady is the daughter of the Duke of Zhenguo. She has been treated like a precious treasure and loved by everyone since she was a child. When would she need to think about these things?

But now, without saying a word, he has thought so far ahead.

Qiao'er couldn't bear it any longer. They, the young ladies, should have been pampered, but now they were forced to leave their hometown, hide their identities, and live the life of a country woman.

"Wow, wow, my lady is so pitiful... Wherever my lady goes, I will go."

Zhao Mingzhu couldn't help laughing when she saw her suddenly cry: "Don't be pitiful, the place I chose is like spring all year round and it's close to the sea. Qiao'er, you will like it too."

And she has saved enough money, enough for her and Qiaoer to live a comfortable life for the rest of their lives.

Zhao Mingzhu felt that this was the best way out. She could stay away from the capital and continue to live a comfortable life.

Qiao'er hugged Zhao Mingzhu and sobbed. She stammered, "What about the Duke?"

I can give up any honorable position and glory, but what about the Duke?

Zhao Mingzhu sighed. One of the reasons why she had not made up her mind was because of the Duke of Zhenguo.

Zhao Mingzhu turned around and saw someone in the pavilion looking at her. It was really a narrow road for enemies to meet.

"Prince Jing, nice to meet you again. How have you been lately?"

Zhao Mingzhu was happy in her heart. She heard the beggar say that Gu Xun had driven everyone out, and she thought he must be very angry.

Gu Xun was across the lotus pond, so he didn't actually hear what the other person said. He just saw Zhao Mingzhu smiling brightly at him.

Gu Xun walked out of the pavilion and stared at her: "Why did you betray me?"

Zhao Mingzhu:?

"Speak, I will give you a chance to explain."

Oh, what a classic scene, Gu Xun lost his memory... Zhao Mingzhu realized it instantly.

She smiled even more wildly, and the tassels of her hairpin swayed down, giving her a beautiful look like fluttering flowers.

"Your Highness, come here and I will tell you why." Zhao Mingzhu waved.

Gu Xun didn't feel the other person was dangerous, so he walked over.

Gu Xun walked to the opposite side of her, and when he turned his head, he saw two intertwined figures on the lake, ambiguous and entangled.

"You can now..."

"Get down!" Zhao Mingzhu raised her leg, bent her knee and kicked out in one go.

Gu Xun was not careful for a moment and fell into the lotus pond. The lake water was stirred up and wet Zhao Mingzhu's skirt.

"I'll tell you why. You're old and ugly, not even as good as a finger of your royal brother!"

Gu Xun was thrashing about. He was first stunned, then filled with anger at being humiliated.

"Zhao Mingzhu... aren't you afraid that I will reveal everything to Gu Qingheng?"

"Oh, my brother is swimming here?"

Gu Yan trotted over, stood on tiptoe and looked at Gu Xun below. She covered her mouth and laughed:

"Royal brother, this is not a place for swimming. Be careful not to get sick."

Gu Xun climbed up, all wet. He wanted to eat Gu Yan. "When mother gave birth to you, she didn't cut your umbilical cord, but your brain?"

Zhao Mingzhu turned around and admitted frankly: "I pushed him down."

After hearing this, Gu Yan took her hand and said in a voice that only the two of them could hear: "Well done, sister-in-law. I've wanted to do this for a long time."

Her brother Gu Xun didn't act like a brother at all, and she couldn't stand him for a long time.

Seeing this, the palace maids from the Imperial Garden rushed over, and Gu Yan dispersed them:

"My brother has fallen. Just mind your own business and don't worry about him."

Then he turned to Gu Xun and said, "My royal brother, you'd better change your clothes quickly, otherwise it will be very unsightly."

Gu Xun was interrupted by Gu Yan's arrival. He stopped talking, snorted coldly, and left with a flick of his sleeves.

But he had just taken a few steps when he turned around and said, "Zhao Mingzhu, we are not done yet."

Zhao Mingzhu tutted, "How rude! Calling her the Emperor's sister-in-law!"

Gu Xun left with a dark face.

Gu Yan took out her handkerchief and squatted down to wipe the water stains off her embroidered shoes.

Zhao Mingzhu took a step back and said, "Princess, there's no need for that. I can do it myself."

After she finished speaking, she took out a handkerchief and wiped it casually. Gu Yan stood up and looked down at her toes:

"The Queen's sister-in-law doesn't like me?"

She had noticed before that Zhao Mingzhu was deliberately keeping a distance from her, and it was said that the jade bracelet was also smashed.

But her relationship with her royal sister is still as close as before.

"Is it because of the wrong things I did in the past?" Gu Yan felt a little sad, and she pinched her handkerchief unconsciously.

"No." Zhao Mingzhu shook her head.

Gu Yan looked up at her and heard Zhao Mingzhu say, "Gu Yu doesn't like it."

Gu Yan thought she would respond in various euphemistic or vague ways, but Zhao Mingzhu said it so bluntly.

"But I've already changed it." Gu Yan felt a little disappointed.

In response, Zhao Mingzhu shook her head again: "But those who have been hurt have the right not to forgive."

Since she and Gu Yu are friends, she naturally supports her.