Cixi Palace.
"Get up." The Queen Mother glanced at Prince Xiang from the corner of her eye and said coldly: "Tell me about you and Princess Xiang."
Prince Xiang was stunned for a moment, then came to his senses and quickly stood up from the ground, "My Queen Mother, please understand."
"Go ahead."
"Princess Murong knocked me unconscious and threw me into the room yesterday in order to avoid consummating my marriage. When I woke up this morning, I was so angry that I beat her. I was afraid that if I brought her to the palace to pay my respects to His Majesty and the Empress, they would find out, so I simply locked the princess up in the palace..."
As King Xiang spoke further, his head gradually lowered and his voice became softer.
After hearing this, the Queen Mother flew into a rage and pointed at Prince Xiang and cursed him: "You are so confused!"
Upon seeing this, King Xiang lowered his head even lower, and in anger he whispered, "Mother..."
The Queen Mother was annoyed by Prince Xiang's incompetent behavior. She took a deep breath and patiently explained to Prince Xiang, "Princess Murong is not like the ordinary women in the capital. If she were the daughter of a minister, you could do whatever you wanted. But Princess Murong is different. Your marriage to her will affect the relationship between the two countries. Even if you try to trip up the emperor, you can't tell which is the bigger problem, right?"
"The envoy is still in the capital. If they knew that their princess suffered such a great injustice on the first day of her marriage to you, what would they think?"
Prince Xiang, looking attentively attentive, responded repeatedly, "Yes, yes, yes... Queen Mother, I understand everything."
The Queen Mother rubbed her eyes, closed them, waved her hand, and sighed, "Forget it. I'll have a family dinner tonight. Then you can apologize to Princess Murong."
Prince Xiang bowed and agreed, "It's all up to the Queen Mother to arrange."
The other side.
After listening to Murong Yue's account of what she had gone through yesterday, Gu Yanyue immediately took Murong Yue to find Yuwen Ran to issue an order, forcing Murong Yue to divorce that beast in human form.
Murong Yue, however, tried to stop Gu Yanyue, shaking her head and refusing to move forward. Meeting Gu Yanyue's distressed gaze, her eyes remained as resolute as ever: "I chose this path myself, and I will continue on this path no matter what."
Gu Yanyue frowned when she heard this, "But that King Xiang..."
Murong Yue's voice was clear and crisp, and she even raised it a little, letting the echo of her voice resonate throughout the entire hall. "How could I be afraid of him? If he dares to hit me like this again, I will hit him back directly. Let's see who has the higher martial arts skills."
Gu Yanyue was amused by Murong Yue's words, and her previously tense face finally relaxed.
Gu Yanyue nodded. She believed Murong Yue. She said she would not let herself suffer again, so she definitely would not let herself suffer. But she still kept worried and instructed: "If he dares to hit you again, you can come directly to the palace and I will let His Majesty take care of it for you."
Murong Yue was afraid of being deceived by Gu Yanyue's kindness, so she agreed: "Okay."
While waiting for Qin Ruoruo to enter the palace, Gu Yanyue chatted with Murong Yue about some happy family matters, but most of the time, Gu Yanyue was talking about the interesting things that happened to Xiao Yuntun in his daily life, and Murong Yue was listening on the side.
Unexpectedly, before Qin Ruoruo entered the palace, Gu Yanyue and Murong Yue received an imperial decree from Cixi Palace, saying that the Queen Mother would hold a family banquet in Cixi Palace in the evening to celebrate the wedding of Prince Xiang and Murong Yue, and invited Gu Yanyue and Yuwen Ran to attend.
Gu Yanyue looked at the imperial edict in front of her and frowned: "When did the Queen Mother become so kind? I'm afraid she's just a weasel paying New Year's greetings to a chicken—she has no good intentions."
Seeing that Gu Yanyue could even say such outrageous words, Murong Yue couldn't help but warn her: "Be careful, there are ears on the other side of the wall."
Gu Yanyue nodded, "I know."
But no matter how she thought about it, it didn't seem right. She believed that she understood the Queen Mother's temper, but this time she really couldn't guess what the Queen Mother was trying to do.
After Yuwen Ran left the court, Gu Yanyue told him about this matter. He also felt that this was not something the empress dowager would do, but he still asked Gu Yanyue not to think too much about it, in case the empress dowager really just wanted to hold a family dinner.
Gu Yanyue felt uneasy no matter how she thought about it. Before leaving for the banquet, she pulled Murong Yue aside and gave her another careful warning: "You must be careful later, okay? The Queen Mother is not someone you can easily deal with."
Murong Yue laughed dumbly and said, "I know. I don't know how many times you've said it all day. I'm almost getting calluses on my ears."
Gu Yanyue curled her lips and said, "Isn't this for your own good?"
When Gu Yanyue and his party arrived at Cixi Palace for the banquet, Prince Xiang immediately brought Murong Yue to his seat and served her carefully. He was really considerate to her. If Gu Yanyue had not just heard what Murong Yue said about what Prince Xiang had done to him, Gu Yanyue would have thought that Prince Xiang was a good husband according to the ancient twenty-four templates.
Meeting the gratified look of the empress dowager sitting at the top, Gu Yanyue finally understood what the empress dowager was up to.
Prince Xiang's attitude of admitting his fault was excellent. Murong Yue raised her glass as soon as she took her seat. "This morning, I was ignorant and lost control of my temper, and I injured the princess. Now, I ask my mother, the emperor, and the empress to be witnesses. If I hit the princess again in the future, I will be struck by lightning and die a miserable death in my next life!"
After saying this, King Xiang drank three cups of wine in a row. This set of movements was so smooth and perfect that no one could find any fault with it.
The Queen Mother also spoke up, "Princess Xiang, that bastard has sworn an oath now. If he dares to attack you again, go to the palace and tell me. I will never let him off lightly."
After hearing what the Queen Mother said, Gu Yanyue couldn't help but sneer in her heart. She never thought that the Queen Mother would ever speak softly to others in her life.
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