Seeing the Gu brothers looking at Zhou Fuhai with curiosity, Ye Wanshu had already guessed in her heart that it must be her father who had taken care of everything.
I underestimated my cheap father's ability. I didn't expect that he would persuade the emperor as soon as he returned to Lin'an today.
I just don’t know if Empress Dowager Gu will take the bait and become emperor as soon as possible.
She feigned ignorance as she looked at Zhou Fuhai, bewildered. "Eunuch Zhou, I have done nothing for the court, yet the Queen Mother has bestowed upon me the title of Princess for no apparent reason. I am deeply terrified. Could you please be honest and tell me the reason?"
Gu Tingchen pondered for a moment, then snorted with a smug look on his face. "Wanwan, you might not know this yet, but your cousin has been conferred the title of Prince Dao'an by the Queen Mother. It must be because your aunt was worried that you would be wronged by marrying me, so she deliberately elevated your status and conferred upon you the title of Princess."
Gu Tingzhou felt a pang of sadness when he heard this.
My father has worked hard for my aunt for all these years but has never been granted the title of king of a different surname. I never expected that my aunt would enthrone my second brother as king. It seems that my aunt has high hopes for my second brother.
As for why his cousin was canonized as a princess for no reason, the only thing he could think of was that his great aunt wanted to arrange a marriage between the two of them.
But his second brother treated his cousin so cruelly in Yuezhou and almost forced her to death. He could not bear to watch his cousin marry his second brother.
"Tingchen, I'd like to congratulate you on your promotion." Gu Tingzhou said congratulations sincerely. He glanced at Ye Wanshu from the corner of his eye, but his expression became a little complicated. "Wanwan doesn't like staying in Lin'an. Please let her go back to Yuhua Town."
"What nonsense are you talking about, brother?"
Gu Tingchen's eyes turned fierce, and he glared at him fiercely: "It's none of your business to worry about Wanwan and I. Yueling is pregnant now. If you want to stay in Lin'an, then live a good life with her. If you don't like Lin'an, then go back to Yuzhou."
Seeing the second young master treating the eldest young master like this, Jiang Yueling also felt unhappy.
She had already lost a lot of dignity by not being able to become the wife of the Crown Prince of the Duke's Mansion, and now she had to watch this little bitch from the Ye family become the princess, who was several heads higher than her. She had never endured such humiliation before.
Jiang Yueling secretly glanced at Zhou Fuhai, and saw that this favorite of the empress dowager seemed to be deliberately avoiding the gazes of the Gu brothers. She vaguely realized that something was wrong.
"My cousin is the daughter of the Prime Minister. Her status is already unusual. Marrying the young master will only make her even more noble. Even if the Queen Mother loves my cousin very much, she would not risk the jealousy of the royal family and cause trouble for herself, unless there is a special reason."
Jiang Yueling asked Zhou Fuhai suspiciously, "Eunuch Zhou, is there something hidden here?"
After hearing this, Gu Tingchen suddenly felt something was wrong.
The empress dowager was extremely reluctant when her cousin was canonized as a princess by the emperor. Now that her cousin is marrying her and is becoming a princess, there is really no need for her to do such a thing.
Rolling his eyes at Zhou Fuhai in displeasure, Gu Tingchen said unhappily, "Eunuch Zhou, please tell me the truth about this."
Seeing the sullen look in the eyes of the empress dowager's little nephew, Zhou Fuhai quickly swallowed back the words that were on the tip of his tongue.
Gu Tingchen said angrily, "Eunuch Zhou, if you dare to hide anything, I don't mind killing you first and then apologizing to the Queen Mother."
Zhou Fuhai's legs went weak with fear, and he quickly knelt on the ground. "It was Princess Qining of Yuezhou who proposed to the Queen Mother that Princess Jinghe go to the northern border to marry and reach this peace agreement."
"What, a marriage alliance?" Gu Tingzhou and Gu Tingchen were both stunned.
The others widened their eyes.
Zhou Fuhai quickly responded, "The Empress Dowager and His Majesty have both agreed to Princess Qining's proposal and have specially sent this old servant to welcome Princess Jinghe into the palace today."
"I absolutely don't agree." Gu Tingchen's face flushed with anger. "Princess Qining is so capable, why doesn't she let her precious daughter marry?"
Gu Qingmian and Gu Tingji were also terrified. They looked at Ye Wanshu anxiously and said, "Cousin, we will never let you enter the Northern Territory. We will go and ask father to let you enter the palace."
Ye Wanshu didn't know that Princess Qining had such a sinister trick. Although it was a bit hateful, it also helped her solve a big trouble invisibly, preventing Gu Tingchen from suspecting her and her father.
Calmly pulling Gu Qingmian and Gu Tingji closer, Ye Wanshu said seriously, "I am deeply loved by His Majesty and the Queen Mother. The situation in the Northern Territory is critical right now. If I can use my own strength to restore the stability of Daye, I am willing to go to the Northern Territory to marry."
"You are not allowed to go anywhere." Gu Tingchen said loudly: "From today on, you will stay in Cuiweitang."
"Gu Tingchen, do you want to disobey the orders of His Majesty and the Queen Mother?" Ye Wanshu deliberately provoked him.
Zhou Fuhai was so anxious that he didn't know what to do. He could only persuade him earnestly: "Prince Dao'an, the Queen Mother has high hopes for you. You must not act recklessly."
"This matter is non-negotiable." Gu Tingchen's eyes were bloodshot as he glared at Ye Wanshu and said in a deep voice, "You want to go to the Northern Territory and marry a foreign princess to get rid of me? I will never agree to that."
After saying this, he pulled her back to the house.
Jiang Yueling was secretly delighted for a long time when she learned that this little bitch of the Ye family was named a princess because she was sent to the northern border to marry a foreign princess.
Seeing that the young master wanted to stop this, Jiang Yueling hurried forward to persuade him: "Your Highness, please listen to Eunuch Zhou and don't do anything reckless."
"Get out!" Gu Tingchen yelled at Jiang Yueling, glaring at Gu Tingzhou and sternly saying, "Take this bitch with you and get out of the Duke of Rong's Mansion. If I see her again, I will tear her apart."
After saying these harsh words, Gu Tingchen directly pulled Ye Wanshu back to the house.
Jiang Yueling looked at Gu Tingzhou with a wronged look on her face, choking with sobs: "Young Master, I am only thinking about His Highness, how could he..."
"Send her out."
Gu Tingzhou was so distracted at the moment that he had no time to bother with Jiang Yueling. He coldly ordered Xiaodie, who had followed him, "Temporarily place Concubine Jiang in Beiyuan, north of the city. Without my permission, she is not allowed to step out of the yard."
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