Chapter 319 Heart Knot
After the matter of Fulutang was dealt with, Yuan Jieying came.
Gu Huan was just about to ask her, and after hearing this, she pondered for a moment and said, "Go meet her."
Yuan Jieying was pacing in the side hall anxiously. When she saw Gu Huan coming in supported by Dong Qing, she hurried forward and bowed.
"Miss Yuan, please sit down. Dongqing, please serve the tea."
Gu Huan was no longer as warm and welcoming as before, and Yuan Jieying looked ashamed.
"Princess, Jieying is here to resign."
"Oh, you're leaving?"
"Yes, it was the Concubine Xian who asked me to return to the capital."
Gu Huan was silent.
The son of Concubine Xian had just been castrated by Mu Junyan, and together with Wang Heng and others, they planned to escort them back to the capital after their injuries had healed.
It would be very awkward for Yuan Jieying to stay in Juzhou now.
After all, something happened to the Third Prince, and the feud between Concubine Xian and Prince Yong's Mansion deepened, so it was not convenient for her to stay here.
Gu Huan originally had deep doubts about her and wanted to ask her whether she was involved in this matter.
But seeing that her eyes were swollen from crying, as if she hadn't slept for several days and nights, I felt a little sorry for her.
"If you want to go back, then go back. Now that the Jiang family has fallen, you should not have any worries about your safety."
Yuan Jieying suddenly stood up, knelt down and kowtowed to Gu Huan, and said solemnly: "My Lady Princess, when I was in the most difficult time, when I had no way out, it was you who gave me warmth and stretched out your hand to help me. My life in this life was given by my Lady Princess."
Gu Huan held her hand and said, "Hurry up, we are all women, there is no need to be so polite. It is only natural for women to help other women."
Yuan Jieying stood up with red eyes.
Gu Huan thought about it. Still added one more sentence.
"It's understandable that people have their own goals and intentions, but if you walk the right path, many people will lend you a hand, and you will have a long way to go. If you walk the wrong path, you will naturally be overwhelmed by the righteousness. Think carefully about where you are going."
Yuan Jieying's eyes were filled with tears: "Princess, don't worry, Yuan Jieying regards you as a sister for the rest of her life and will never betray you."
Gu Huan smiled faintly: "You are too kind. I will send someone to take you back to Beijing."
"Thank you, Princess, but Her Majesty the Virtuous has already sent someone."
Gu Huan suddenly thought of something and asked tentatively, "Could it be that he came here with the person who read out the imperial edict?
Yuan Jieying nodded.
Gu Huan asked hurriedly: "Do you know the content of the imperial edict?"
Yuan Jieying shook her head. "They arrived in Juzhou last night and said that they announced the decree to the prince overnight. But the person who came to pick me up didn't know the content either."
Gu Huan thought about it and decided that if she needed to know, someone would naturally tell her.
Wang Heng and Duan Yu had mentioned the imperial edict before, which was that Mu Junyan had left Juzhou for Dali without permission and was charged with treason.
Now that the imperial edict has arrived and Mu Junyan is in Juzhou, there is nothing to worry about as there is no such serious crime against him.
Mu Junyan said that he had reached an agreement with the emperor and he no longer needed to go to the capital to obey his orders.
Gu Huan asked Dong Qing to prepare some things that could be used on the road and food for Yuan Jieying to take with her.
It snowed heavily for two days in a row.
However, Gu Huan did not see Mu Junyan.
Although he was a little angry, the anger he had felt because of Zhou Zhilan's incident gradually dissipated.
Under Zhou Chunyu's careful care and Shen Li's meticulous treatment, Zhou Zhilan's condition has improved in the past two days and her mood has gradually become brighter.
After visiting Zhou Zhilan, Gu Huan took Dong Qing back to Fulu Hall.
As they walked along, Gu Huan was full of thoughts.
Holly followed her, wanting to say something but stopping herself.
Gu Huan was sensitive enough to notice this and turned to look at her: "Was he cold that day?"
Dongqing shook her head: "No."
Gu Huan thought for a moment and said, "Tell the kitchen to make ginger and sugar water, and have Dong Mo drink a bowl of it every night before going to bed. He never likes taking medicine, what if he gets a cold to the Mu family soldiers? Also tell Doctor Shen to check his pulse regularly."
"yes."
Dong Qing couldn't help but whispered, "Princess, do you really not care about the prince? The prince...has been busy entertaining people from the capital recently."
Gu Huan said unhappily, "Do I need to take care of him? Aren't there a lot of people taking care of him?"
The two returned to Fulu Hall, and the old lady also came.
She plays with the children in Fulu Hall almost every day.
"Mother." Gu Huan bowed and the old lady waved for her to come over.
Gu Huan sat down next to the old lady, and suddenly felt a little aggrieved.
The old lady held her hand and looked at her lovingly: "Do you want to hear about me and the old Duke?"
Gu Huan's eyes lit up and she nodded: "I want to listen."
The old lady smiled and recounted the story of how she and the Duke got to know each other through fighting and then fell in love with each other.
Gu Huan listened with great interest and had great respect for the old lady.
I even envy the old lady because she was very free and easy when she was a girl. She was not bound by the constraints of aristocratic ladies, and she flew on equal terms with the old master, not inferior to the old duke at all.
The old lady suddenly changed her tone and lowered her voice: "On the day he was conferred the title of Duke, the emperor bestowed two beauties on him, one of whom was a princess. Although I was born into a family of scholars and officials, almost all my family members were killed in the war. Without my family members to rely on, I only had him. On that day, I was in a state of panic and worried about the outcome. But who dares to take back the beauties bestowed by the emperor? If you disobey the emperor's order, your whole family will die."
Gu Huan was surprised: "The emperor clearly knew that you two were in harmony and that you had made military achievements, so why did he allow a woman to enter the palace? Doesn't he consider the relationship between my mother and my father-in-law?"
"Silly child, this is called the art of weighing pros and cons. If His Majesty wants to feel at ease, he must have someone he trusts in the Duke's Mansion."
Gu Huan was curious: "What happened next?"
"I was upset for a few days, angry with him and ignored him, but he was fine, holding a beautiful woman in his arms and getting drunk every day. I got even angrier and decided to divorce. Who knew he would actually send me a divorce letter in person."
Gu Huan thought for a moment and said, "Of course they didn't get divorced, but I haven't heard that the old Duke had other women since I entered the mansion. What happened to the two of them later? How did you trust your father-in-law?"
"He gave me the divorce letter and all his property that day. I didn't understand, so he asked me if I believed him and whether he was trustworthy. If I didn't believe him, I should take the divorce letter and all his property and leave. If I did, I should stay by his side. Not long after, we returned to Juzhou, and the two people who were granted the title were left in the capital, saying that Juzhou was unsafe due to the war. After that, we didn't come back for five or six years, and the two people left the mansion on their own."
Gu Huan was surprised: "Don't do anything, just let them give up on their own."
The old lady smiled and said, "My dear child, to judge a person by his character, whether he is trustworthy or not, just ask your own heart. I believe in your judgment."
Gu Huan felt a little embarrassed.
"I have a problem in my heart. Mother, why do women have to be sacrificed in this world?"
"Of course not. Thousands of Mu's soldiers died in battle."
Gu Huan was speechless.
The old lady patted her hands and said, "You and him are fine these two days. You are too obedient to him. He may not understand your worries and concerns."
Gu Huan suddenly understood that it was Mu Junyan who had been protecting her all along, and even the palace had no worries.
Zhou Zhilan and his wife have already taken care of all the big and small matters in the palace.
She basically didn't have to worry about things outside. What she did, such as building the academy, was done in a natural way when all the conditions were met, and she basically didn't encounter any obstacles.
Gu Huan asked herself about her original intention.
In fact, Mu Junyan is a very good man, and also a very good son and father.
There is no other man in the world as perfect as him.
"Don't worry, mother."
Gu Huan smiled and said, "I will prepare dinner for him myself. I heard that he has been with people from Bian Jing these days. He must be fed up with socializing."
The old lady smiled meaningfully: "Okay."
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