Whenever Concubine Yu mentioned Gu Yanyue, her words were always mixed with praise and criticism. Murong Yue was not a fool, so she could naturally understand the meaning behind her words.
So, although Concubine Yu seemed to be standing up for her, she actually wanted to kill someone with a borrowed knife. Murong Yue's heart was filled with alarm, and a plan came to her mind.
"Lady Zhenguo is so arrogant and unreasonable. I don't know what the emperor likes about her." When Murong Yue said this, jealousy appeared on her face. Concubine Yu saw the whole scene and a triumphant smile appeared at the corner of her mouth, but she quickly concealed the smile.
Concubine Yu pretended to be embarrassed and said, "Actually, that's not the case. Since the emperor likes her, it means she has some good qualities, but we just haven't discovered them."
Although Concubine Yu was defending Gu Yanyue on the surface, she actually gave people the impression that she was very afraid of Gu Yanyue, which made people think that Gu Yanyue was spoiled because of her favor.
"Princess Yu, please don't make excuses for her. As long as I am still in the palace, I will not let her succeed." Murong Yue frowned, seeming a little angry.
Upon seeing this, Concubine Yu decided to stop and turned to comfort Murong Yue.
Not long after the two of them talked, Murong Yue put down the gifts she brought and said goodbye.
Concubine Yu stared at Murong Yue's departing back and snorted in her heart: Gu Yanyue, if you want to blame anyone, you can only blame yourself for offending too many people. You have to pay a price for everything you do.
Not long after Murong Yue left, Concubine Yu packed up and went to the Queen Mother's bedroom again, and informed the Queen Mother that Murong Yue was hostile to Gu Yanyue.
But within one day, the Queen Mother came to see Murong Yue. Murong Yue already knew what the Queen Mother was doing, but she was a smart person and pretended to be very well-behaved in front of the Queen Mother.
"I know that the princess likes the emperor, and I also think the princess is good, but the emperor seems to have no interest. It's really a pity." The empress dowager stared at Murong Yue for a long time, pretending to be a little regretful.
Murong Yue was quite understanding. Her face was filled with grievance, yet she pretended to be affectionate. "But Ah Yue truly loves the Emperor. Ah Yue is willing to go through fire and water for the Emperor. I beg the Empress Dowager to speak a few good words for Ah Yue in front of the Emperor."
This statement hit the mark of the Empress Dowager, who frowned and said, "It's not impossible for the princess to marry the Emperor, but I do have one condition."
Murong Yue seemed to have grasped the last straw, and looked at the Queen Mother with hope in her eyes, "The Queen Mother has requested leave. As long as A Yue can do it, A Yue will definitely help the Queen Mother."
"Actually, it's very simple. As long as the princess works for me, I will naturally find a way to send the princess to the emperor." The queen mother narrowed her eyes, looking like a real fox.
After hearing this, Murong Yue's heart was filled with turmoil. It turned out that the Queen Mother wanted her to marry the Emperor not because she really liked her, but because she wanted her to be a spy by the Emperor's side.
After a while of hesitation, Murong Yue finally agreed. "Since the Queen Mother wants A Yue to do something, then A Yue wants a token from the Queen Mother. This will give A Yue a better idea of what to do."
Having long anticipated that Murong Yue would agree, the Queen Mother smiled and nodded, "Of course I know. Then I will give my jade bracelet to the princess as a token of our relationship. How do you think?"
"Of course it's very good." Murong Yue happily took the jade bracelet from the empress dowager's hand and put it away carefully.
The two of them had officially reached an agreement and said some irrelevant words before the Queen Mother let Murong Yue leave.
After leaving the Empress Dowager's bedroom, Murong Yue stared at the jade bracelet in her hand in a daze. Logically speaking, Gu Yanyue hadn't done anything excessive to her. Instead, she had been making things difficult for Gu Yanyue. Not long ago, Gu Yanyue had even pleaded for her. All these things were mixed up in Murong Yue's heart.
"What should I do? What should I do?" Murong Yue rubbed her hair irritably. The maid behind her didn't dare to make a sound, pretending that she didn't hear anything.
Finally, after an inner struggle, Murong Yue walked towards Gu Yanyue's palace.
Gu Yanyue was feeding Xiao Wonton when she heard the servant come to report that Murong Yue wanted to see her. Although Gu Yanyue still had some concerns about the marriage, it was not Murong Yue's fault. After some hesitation, Gu Yanyue let Murong Yue in.
"Princess, how come you have time to come and sit here?" Gu Yanyue's attitude was lukewarm when she spoke. It was hard to tell how enthusiastic she was, nor how cold she was, as if the two of them were just strangers who met by chance.
Murong Yue turned her head away with a bit of pride. "I heard that it was you who pleaded with the Emperor, so the Emperor kept me here. I have always been a person who repays favors, so I will naturally remember your kindness."
"If it's for this matter, Princess, you don't have to come here in person. I just couldn't bear to see you suffer such an unprovoked disaster. I have no other intention." When Gu Yanyue heard that she came for this matter, her voice did not change at all, and it was still light.
Murong Yue was speechless, her mind racing as she thought about how to tell Gu Yanyue about what happened today. "This princess has come to tell you something important. Do you know how many people in this palace are eyeing you covetously?"
After hearing this, Gu Yanyue looked at Murong Yue straight in the eye and said, "It's easy to dodge an open knife, but it's hard to guard against an arrow from the dark. Since I'm in the palace, I haven't thought about living a peaceful life."
"But I am a person who knows how to repay kindness. You saved my life, so I will not leave you in danger. The Queen Mother and Concubine Yu don't seem to be very friendly to you, so you should be careful."
Although Murong Yue sounded a little arrogant when she said this, Gu Yanyue knew that she was telling the truth. After hearing this, Gu Yanyue suddenly felt that Murong Yue didn't seem so annoying after all.
She smiled at Murong Yue for the first time. "Thank you so much, Princess, for coming to tell me. I will remember your kindness. If you need any help in a foreign country, you can come to me."
The relationship between the two further eased, and Gu Yanyue thought: If the relationship between the two was not so awkward, perhaps they could become good friends.
While the two were talking, Yu Wenran's hearty laughter had already reached the room. It turned out that he had just obtained some rare treasures, and he immediately brought them to share with Gu Yanyue. However, when he walked in, he found that Murong Yue was also there.
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