Chapter 3: Pick up your life and continue to survive
The door was pushed open with a creaky sound, bringing in a gust of cool wind and rumbling thunder outside the house.
It's September now. Although it's hot and humid during the day, it's starting to get cooler at night and it looks like it's going to rain heavily.
Jiang Xue took off her clothes and shivered when the wind blew.
Gu Lintan walked into the room and saw that she was only wearing a phoenix robe, and he was a little confused.
When I looked at her closer, I saw that her forehead was wet with sweat and she looked very hot.
And now seeing that she was shivering, he went to get his outer robe and put it on her.
"Princess, do you feel the room is stuffy? It is almost early autumn, and you should not suddenly change into thin clothes even if you are sweating."
As he said this, he reached out and touched her forehead.
Jiang Xue instinctively dodged, but was afraid of exposing her panic, so she quickly replied, "I shouldn't have let the prince consort see me in such a mess. I was feeling hot just now and was sweating a little, but now I feel a little dizzy when the cold wind blows. Let me take a bath first, soak in the hot water to get rid of the cold, so that I can wash up neatly."
Gu Lintan nodded and said loudly to the door, "Bring the soup and serve the bath."
Behind the screen, Jiang Xue soaked in hot water, surrounded by steam. She sat there with her eyes closed, trying hard to suppress her emotions that had not yet calmed down.
Gu Lintan's voice came from the other side of the screen, "I heard that a famous doctor from Jiaodong came to Beijing for a medical round at the beginning of the month. Seeing that the princess was feeling unwell tonight, I asked Huang Fu to invite him to come and take your pulse and treat you tomorrow morning."
Jiang Xue raised a sneer. Treating me? I'm afraid it's for the three-year-old "Chuan'er" who has a high fever!
She changed her mind and thought, well, you find a reason to invite him here, then I can find out where you are hiding the mother and child!
"Thank you for your concern, Prince Consort. By the way, has the distinguished guest whom Prince Consort was meeting just now been arranged?"
Gu Lintan's eyes darkened slightly, and he said, "He is an old acquaintance of the Hedong family. He has passed the imperial examination this year and will be coming to Beijing to take up his post. He came here to congratulate you and me on our wedding and to inform me of my mother's recent situation. I have already arranged a place for him to live, so Princess, don't worry."
Jiang Xue's eyes were filled with more ridicule. The reason was so detailed that if it wasn't a dream, she would have believed it. But now, she could only pretend she didn't know and deal with it.
"Okay, if you need my help in the future, please feel free to ask. I'm not feeling well tonight, so please take a rest. After I take a bath, I can rest on my own."
Gu Lintan was a little doubtful. On their wedding night, why didn't she behave politely with him?
Although a newlywed bride was inevitably shy, she let him sleep first, as if she didn't want to have sex.
"Didn't the prince consort say that he had invited a famous doctor for me? It's already late at night. Let's wait until the famous doctor examines me tomorrow and finds that I'm fine. Then we can complete the formalities."
With the excuse of feeling unwell, Gu Lintan couldn't refuse and could only nod in agreement.
After taking a bath, Jiang Xue did not sleep in the same bed with him, but slept in her clothes on a small couch on the other side of the room.
This night was very long. Both of them had their own plans and could not sleep all night.
Jiang Xue lay on the couch with her eyes wide open, trying to sort out what she had dreamed of.
She married Gu Lintan because the emperor ordered the marriage, and she did not know Gu Lintan before that.
I have only heard in the palace that this year's number one scholar has outstanding literary talent. Not only does he have extraordinary talent, but he also has a good-looking face and a handsome demeanor. He is truly a handsome man.
After the palace examination, the emperor was very satisfied with this person's talent and insights, and expressed great appreciation for him.
Since the emperor father liked him - so she used some tricks to let people know that she admired him, so that the emperor and the queen mother knew about it, and then they granted the decree to complete the marriage.
She had given up on love once before, so she knew what the emperor meant. Her father and mother wanted to do her best for her and didn't want her to suffer because of love. They carefully selected the best husband for their daughter, hoping that this man could ease her knot and live with her forever.
Before getting married, she also had some expectations. After all, all she heard every day was the envy of others. How could she not be yearning for it?
She also thought that since she was a princess of the empire, she would definitely marry the best man. No matter what her past was, her father and mother would definitely choose the best son-in-law.
She also wanted to observe etiquette and morality like an ordinary woman, and live with him as an equal and grow old together in the future.
When it comes to love, she doesn't really need anyone.
She had once been truly in love with him, and thought that her deep affection would be rewarded with such a happy ending.
The result is harmful to both others and yourself.
A line of tears quietly flowed from the corners of Jiang Xue's eyes, and she quickly raised her hand to wipe them away.
The past is the past, so we shouldn't look back on it too often.
As a princess, it is not difficult to find a good marriage.
She only knew that what she got would be the best in the world, worthy of the royal family and her status as a princess.
But tonight, this bloody and ominous dream, this shameful truth, was constantly striking at her self-esteem, shattering her expectations and pride.
However, even after she was furious, now that she had a little idea of how ruthless Gu Lintan was, she had to find a way to deal with him.
She couldn't die in vain like this, nor could she be humiliated like this.
Today this man brought shame to her and the royal family, one day she will repay him a hundredfold.
Now that she knew that this man was insincere and had ulterior motives, she would never consider herself as his real bride.
I have to find a way to slow him down, find out where the mother and son are, and find out why he is willing to risk the crime of deceiving the emperor to marry her - is he just a modern Chen Shimei? Is he just after wealth and glory?
If he really wanted fame and fortune, he would have kept the matter a secret even if he had not killed her in the dream.
Jiang Xue thought, considering Gu Lintan's talent and scheming, it was probably more than that.
Jiang Xue tossed and turned in sleep, while Gu Lintan was also full of thoughts.
He thought over recent events carefully, trying to find out if there was any possibility that he had made Jiang Xue notice something unusual.
Is it Suxi and her son?
When he went to the capital, he did not bring them with him. Instead, he found another opportunity to ask someone to bring them from Jiangdong, and the accommodation they were arranged for was far away from Gu's Mansion.
Before this, the only people who had seen them were my mother and Huang Fu.
The few people who had been ordered by him to deliver items there earlier were also slaves who were bound by death indentures to him.
If one of them accidentally mentioned them mother and son in the mansion, he would be beaten to death by his order, and no one else dared to say a word.
Su Xi came to the house suddenly tonight, and he also found a very good reason. I think the princess would not know about it.
After much thought, I realized that I was worrying too much and making a big deal out of my youngest daughter's nervousness and anxiety during her new marriage.
He had made many arrangements and plans over the years to prevent Suxi's identity from being exposed. He lied that he was single and had never married. Even though this was disappointing to them and their son, he had to do it.
As for the princess, Jiang Xue, he smiled mockingly. As long as she was in the mansion, as long as she was nominally his wife—
Then what he wants to do will go much more smoothly.
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