She thought, Yuwen Ran had never loved Gu Yanyue before she went to her husband, but Gu Yanyue was respected by everyone because of her title as queen, and she could also get Yuwen Ran's love. This was too unfair.
If Gu Yanyue hadn't gotten in the way, perhaps she would have become the queen by now. In this way, Yuwen Ran would not dare to underestimate the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion and would also take her face into consideration and not take action against the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion. How could she have such a headache like now?
Liu Yanyan looked at Gu Yanyue, who was still drinking tea leisurely, and suddenly felt resentful in her heart.
I happened to see Gu Yanyue sitting in the pavilion. There was a staircase on the side of the pavilion facing the lake, which was convenient for feeding the fish on weekdays, or getting closer to admire the lotus. It was quite elegant like a literati, but it would be dangerous if you got too close.
Liu Yanyan calmly took a few steps closer to Gu Yanyue and said, "I originally thought Your Majesty only knew how to cook, but after meeting you today, I discovered that Your Majesty is also very good at making tea. It looks like you must have been brewing tea for a long time, right? But I want to ask, Your Majesty has brewed so many New Year teas, so naturally you know some principles of tea."
"I'd like to ask, Your Majesty, if you know of any tea that doesn't taste bitter? After all, I'm afraid of bitterness, and I can't stand even the slightest bit of bitterness in tea."
As soon as she finished speaking, she screamed "Ouch!" and pretended to twist her ankle, leaning against Gu Yanyue. As long as she fell over like this, and Gu Yanyue was sitting near the lake, she would be pushed into the water no matter what, which would be revenge for the kick Gu Yanyue had given her a few months ago.
Who was Gu Yanyue? Liu Yanyan might be a bit slow-witted, but Gu Yanyue wasn't. She didn't even take this little trick seriously, not to mention that Liu Yanyan wasn't shy about trying to pull it off in front of her again. Gu Yanyue hadn't fallen for it last time, so how could she possibly fall for it this time? It's impossible to go back in time, right?
Fortunately, when Liu Yanyan fell towards her, Gu Yanyue was already on guard this time. When she saw Liu Yanyan falling towards her, she immediately stood up, lifted her skirt and took a step back, just avoiding Liu Yanyan's action of falling towards her.
Without Gu Yanyue's protection, Liu Yanyan panicked the moment she saw Gu Yanyue stand up. The last time she fell into the water in the middle of winter had left a deep psychological scar on her. But what was coming could not be escaped. With a "plop" sound and a splash of water, Liu Yanyan fell into the water again.
The palace maid beside Liu Yanyan saw Liu Yanyan fall into the water again and screamed "Ah!" and shouted, "Your Majesty! Your Majesty! Your Majesty!"
Gu Yanyue was no longer surprised by this. This time, when she asked the palace maids to call for help, she even had the leisure to squat by the lake and chat with Liu Yanyan, "Princess Liu, I think you should learn to swim when you have time. You fall into the water every other season."
"If you always ask someone to rescue you, what if they can't make it one day? So you have to learn to save yourself, like swimming. If you tell me you want to sign up now, I can give you a 18% discount!"
Late at night, the minister who came to the palace in the middle of the night had already reported to Yuwen Ran what he wanted to report, and was now waiting for Yuwen Ran's decision without daring to breathe. When the only sounds in the entire study were the breathing of Yuwen Ran and the minister, suddenly a voice was heard. Zheng Hai knocked on the study door and said that he had something important to report.
Normally, when Yuwen Ran was discussing things with ministers in the imperial study, Zheng Hai would never come to find him. This time, something very serious must have happened, so Zheng Hai would call him outside the imperial study.
"What happened?" This was the first question Yu Wenran asked after letting Zheng Hai in.
"Your Majesty, the Empress pushed Concubine Liu into the pond again." Zheng Hai bowed to Yu Wenran and said, "It's hard to explain the details right now, but the Empress Dowager is holding the Empress in Yanxi Palace. She said she won't let her leave until Concubine Liu wakes up."
"Your Majesty, this won't do! The little princess always needs the Empress to coax her to sleep, and now it's almost time for the little princess to go to bed, and the Empress is still detained in Yanxi Palace!"
Yuwen Ran was relieved at first. He'd thought Zheng Hai had suddenly rushed to the imperial study in the middle of the night, and he'd thought another assassin had appeared in the palace. But then he realized it was just Gu Yanyue who had pushed Liu Yanyan into the water, and he felt relieved. It wasn't like she'd pushed someone before. Liu Yanyan had survived the previous time, so she was sure she'd survive this time, too. It wasn't a big deal.
But then he thought again, it didn't seem right. Gu Yanyue would push someone into the lake twice. It must be Liu Yanyan who provoked her again. He just heard him say, "Why would Ah Yue push Liu Yanyan into the pond again?"
Zheng Hai shook his head. "I don't know either. But I heard that because Concubine Liu fell into the water, people from the Zhenbei Marquis's Mansion went to the palace. They are probably all in Yanxi Palace right now. Even the Queen Mother is there..."
"Are the people from the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion also in the palace now?"
Upon hearing this, Yu Wenran realized that even the Zhenbei Marquisate outside the palace and the Empress Dowager, who was already at odds with her, had been alarmed. If Gu Yanyue was left alone to solve the problem, it would definitely be impossible. Moreover, the Zhenbei Marquisate was also difficult to deal with. He said, "They love to be stubborn. I'll go and take a look first. After the court is over tomorrow, come to the Imperial Study alone about what you just reported to me. I'll explain it to you in detail then."
Yuwen Ran's heart was on Gu Yanyue, and in a blink of an eye, he arrived at the gate of Yanxi Palace. Standing at the gate was Eunuch Deng, the Empress Dowager's attendant. He was delighted to see Yuwen Ran and immediately went to greet him, saying with a smile, "Your Majesty has finally arrived. The Empress Dowager is waiting for you in the palace."
Yuwen Ran asked Eunuch Deng to walk ahead, and Zheng Hai followed behind. The first thing he said was to ask Eunuch Deng if Gu Yanyue was okay, "Eunuch Deng, how is the Queen now?"
"The Empress is fine, Your Majesty, don't worry." When Eunuch Deng heard Yuwen Ran had arrived at Yanxi Palace, the first person he asked about was Gu Yanyue. He didn't even mention Liu Yanyan, who was still lying on the couch. He knew who Yuwen Ran truly cared about, so he smiled and said to Yuwen Ran.
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