The guards were caught off guard by Qiuju's antics, and raised their hands to block her way, then lowered them again.
"Please stop shouting, young lady. We can relay your message," the guard said helplessly.
Gao Mu watched his wife jumping up and down and shouting, then turned his face away to suppress his laughter.
He wasn't familiar with the guards here and couldn't speak to them. He figured revealing his former identity wouldn't help, so Gao Mu simply kept quiet and let his wife deal with the men.
Qiu Ju didn't even glance at the guards, and continued shouting.
Gong Xishuo, who had been squatting outside the house, took the opportunity to knock on the door again when he heard the shouts. "Your Highness, there is a young lady outside requesting an audience. The person who came looks like a maid from the bride's household."
Nangong Zeyue lay listlessly on the wedding quilt, his mind filled with that charming figure.
He reached out and stroked the mandarin ducks on the pillow, imagining her lying beside him.
Looking at the crimson curtains, I had spent countless nights fantasizing about the passionate love I shared with her, but it all turned out to be just a fleeting dream.
He heard Gong Xishuo knocking on the door again, mentioning the bride.
Overjoyed, Nangong Zeyue sprang from the wedding bed and quickly opened the door.
"Yue Niang!"
"Your Highness, I'm so glad you're alright. I was so worried."
When Gong Xishuo saw Nangong Zeyue rush out of the house with a bright look in her eyes, he finally felt relieved.
Nangong Zeyue rushed to the courtyard gate, and the guards could not stop him, after all, they were ordered to protect him, not to put him under house arrest.
Seeing that Jiang Shuyue was not behind Gao Mu and Qiu Ju, a hint of disappointment flashed in Nangong Zeyue's eyes.
He stepped forward, his voice hoarse: "Is she alright?"
"Miss, she..."
Seeing that Qiuju seemed to want to say something but hesitated, and ultimately couldn't come up with a clear answer.
Nangong Zeyue sighed and said, "Please trouble Miss Qiuju to pass on a message to Yueniang for me."
“Please speak, sir, I will remember.”
Just when Qiuju thought Nangong Zeyue was about to say something melancholic and sentimental,
Then Nangong Zeyue said, "I am fortunate to have met and known her in this life. I hope we can continue our relationship in the next life. I hope she will not be sad and that she will be well. I still need her every year."
Nangong Zeyue thought a lot while he was in the room with the door closed. He couldn't be so selfish; his mother was still waiting for him to go back for a reunion.
He was too weak and far inferior to Xiao Jingzhao; he was no match for Xiao Jingzhao at all.
"I've noted it down. Miss also asked me to pass on a message to the young master."
"Please speak, Miss Qiuju."
Nangong Zeyue suppressed his excitement and listened intently to what Yueniang had to say.
Qiuju stuffed the storybook in her hand into his arms.
“Young master, take these carefully. Miss said that if you want to live, you must read all the stories here. Remember, be more careful and have as many tricks up your sleeve as possible.”
Nangong Zeyue's eyes were moist.
Holding those storybooks tightly in my hands, I felt an indescribable warmth in my heart.
Nangong Zeyue took a deep breath and made up his mind; he couldn't go on like this any longer.
He must practice his skills diligently and study hard, so as not to disappoint Yue Niang's expectations and become a person with eight hundred cunning schemes.
Nangong Zeyue returned to the house and invited Gong Xishuo in. He then recounted in detail the events that had occurred in the Liang Kingdom's royal family over the years, as well as the members of the royal family and their characteristics.
When he asked how he had been lost, Gong Xishuo said that after the Liang Kingdom prince's 100-day celebration, there was a traditional custom of sending the newborn prince to a temple to pray for blessings.
On the way back from praying for blessings, the Empress was weak and dizzy after giving birth. Just as the Empress was resting in the phoenix carriage, a palace maid took the opportunity to carry the eldest prince to the carriage where the wet nurse was riding.
Later, a group of people suddenly appeared out of nowhere, the group was scattered, and the accompanying guards drew their swords and chased after them. When the empress woke up, her son was nowhere to be seen.
She quickly dismounted from the imperial carriage and searched all the accompanying carriages but could not find her son. Even the wet nurse who had accompanied them was nowhere to be found.
During the final check, it was discovered that eight guards were also missing.
Some say the guards chased after the villains, while others say the guards colluded with the prince from the inside and escaped.
The key figures have all disappeared or died, and the details are no longer available.
Thinking that there was plenty of time ahead and that the young master couldn't remember so much at once, Gong Xishuo only picked out the important people and events to talk about.
After listening, Nangong Zeyue frowned and asked, "Did the Emperor go with us that day?"
Nangong Zeyue felt he couldn't bring himself to call him "Father Emperor," and he was also worried that something might go wrong if he returned to Liang Kingdom to recognize his family. After all, there were several princes, and none of them wanted him to go back. Some of them even sent assassins with ulterior motives.
Gong Xishuo looked embarrassed. "Your Highness, that was more than twenty years ago. Back then, I was just an unknown seventh-rank official. I really don't know the details."
Gong Xishuo looked at the jade pendant on Nangong Zeyue's waist and said, "However, I can be certain that this jade pendant of yours is the one that Her Majesty the Empress is looking for."
Why are you so sure?
Nangong Zeyue didn't want to let go of any details about her background.
He wished it was all just a misunderstanding. If he weren't the eldest prince of Liang, Xiao Jingzhao would have no reason to stop him from marrying Yue Niang.
Xiao Jingzhao didn't want to have a stepfather every year. He didn't care about formal status; he just wanted to stay with Yue Niang forever.
"Your Highness, the Empress has another piece of warm jade. When combined with yours, it will complete the full moon. Before I departed from Liang, the Empress summoned me to the palace to see you."
Her Majesty the Empress also gave me a drawing with the designs of two jade pendants on it. The portrait is at the post station; if Your Highness still doesn't believe me, I'll go and get it right away."
Gong Xishuo's words shattered Nangong Zeyue's wishful thinking.
He waved his hand, "Alright, you go back to the inn, I'm going to read."
Gong Xishuo glanced at the storybook on the coffee table, and his eye twitched violently.
"The Beloved Concubine's Schemes", "Miscellaneous Talks in the Imperial Harem", "The Emperor's Heart is Unfathomable".
(Don't take this seriously, my darlings, the title is fictional! Don't go away, it gets even more exciting later.)
Gong Xishuo advised, "Your Highness, these books are for young ladies to read for their leisure. You should read books like 'The Five Arts of Managing People,' 'Extraordinary Strategies for Governing the World,' 'The Mirror of Shepherding,' and 'The Study of the Emperor.'"
Nangong Zeyue nodded. "Thank you for your advice, Lord Gongxi. I'll read those books later. These books were sent by Yueniang, so I need to read them as soon as possible."
"Yue Niang!"
"Does Your Highness have a connection with Yue Niang?"
The name of Yue Niang was well-known among the envoys, and Gong Xishuo naturally knew it.
Nangong Zeyue gave a bitter smile. "How can the word 'friendship' be used to describe my relationship with her? If it weren't for the Emperor's interference today, Yue Niang and I would already be married by now, and she would be my rightful wife."
"Your Highness, your surname is Mo and your given name is Zixuan," Gong Xishuo reminded him at the right moment, afraid that his young master might not remember his real name.
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