In the quiet, moonlit Rongguo Mansion, Ye Wanshu sat at her dressing table, lost in thought. Chunhong came in with hot water. Seeing her absent-minded look, she cautiously approached and whispered, "Miss, Mid-Autumn Festival is just a few days away, and your wedding is imminent. Could you please ask His Highness to remove the shackles from your hands?"
"Why would you ask him for help?" Ye Wanshu said unhappily, "Begging him at this time will only make him more suspicious."
"But His Highness has Cui Wei Tang surrounded like an iron barrel. Even if I ask about what's going on outside Cui Wei Tang, no one will say a word." Chun Hong was very annoyed. "In this case, what's the difference between you and the prisoners in the prison?"
"Wait a little longer," Ye Wanshu replied calmly.
After they get married, that bastard Gu Tingchen will have no reason to trap her in Cuiweitang anymore.
"I just don't know what the situation is like outside?" Ye Wanshu said thoughtfully.
I haven't seen my aunt for almost half a month, and I have no news about Qingmian and Tingji. I am trapped here, as if I am isolated from the world.
Although such days are a bit difficult, as long as she stays in this yard with peace of mind, Gu Tingchen will not be suspicious of his father, and his stepfather can complete his plan with peace of mind.
Seeing the girl trapped in this yard all day, Chunhong was extremely anxious and regretted that she could not share the girl's worries.
"Miss, you should go to bed early tonight. I will find out the news from outside for you tomorrow even if it costs my life." Chunhong said with a solemn vow.
"Silly girl, don't do anything stupid," Ye Wanshu warned, "We don't need to do anything right now. I just want you to live well."
As soon as he finished speaking, the tightly closed willow-leaf window beside the dressing table suddenly made a noise.
Ye Wanshu stood up vigilantly and pulled Chunhong over to check. She saw the willow-leaf window being opened from the outside and a figure suddenly rushed in.
"Mr. Eldest Master."
Chunhong just screamed in surprise, and Gu Tingzhou immediately hushed her softly.
After quickly looking around the room, Gu Tingzhou hurriedly ordered, "Wanwan, Tingchen has gone to the palace to discuss matters concerning the Queen Mother's coronation ceremony. He won't be back for a while. I'll take you away now."
"The Queen Mother is preparing to ascend the throne?" Ye Wanshu was delighted.
"yes."
Gu Tingzhou frowned: "His Majesty has already issued an edict of abdication. The Queen Mother will soon take the throne and become Emperor. The auspicious day has been chosen for the day before the Mid-Autumn Festival."
After saying this, he was about to pull Ye Wanshu out the window and leave.
Ye Wanshu's face turned cold, and she subconsciously shook him off: "My aunt is still at the Duke's Mansion, I'm not going anywhere."
"Mother..." Gu Tingzhou paused, then said sadly, "Mother has passed away."
"What did you say?" Ye Wanshu looked at him in astonishment. "Gu Tingzhou, how come you've become just like him now, willing to do anything to achieve your goals?"
"Wanwan, what my cousin said is true."
Gu Tingzhou closed his eyes reluctantly: "My mother committed suicide in front of Tingchen on the night Qingmian and Tingji left the Duke's Mansion."
"Impossible." Ye Wanshu was stunned where she stood, her mind suddenly going blank.
"My dear, please don't lie to my daughter." Chunhong's eyes were filled with tears. "My daughter is trapped in Cuiweitang by His Highness. It's pitiful enough. If you really want to save her, I will be grateful. But how can you curse the Duke's wife?"
"Wanwan, I know you'll never forgive me for what my cousin did in the past, but now I really just want to get you out of this cage."
Thinking of his mother's dying scene, Gu Tingzhou said with a sad heart: "Before she died, my mother kept looking in Cui Weitang's direction and refused to close her eyes. I knew she was worried about you and didn't want to become a tool for my second brother to restrain you."
Listening to the tone of his voice and looking at his dull eyes, Ye Wanshu gradually realized that he was not lying to her.
She knew Gu Tingzhou's character; he was not someone who liked to lie.
"Aunt, is my aunt really dead?" Ye Wanshu felt mixed emotions.
"Wanwan, think about it carefully. If Mother was safe, why would Tingchen keep you under such close surveillance?" Gu Tingzhou explained, "He's just afraid that knowing all this will make you more determined to leave."
A nameless rage erupted from Ye Wanshu's heart. She suppressed the anger in her heart and asked in a trembling voice, "What about Qingmian and Tingji? Where are they now?"
"I've already asked Tian Fu to send my third sister and fourth brother to Yuezhou." Gu Tingzhou replied truthfully, "Wanwan, the most urgent thing is that you quickly follow me and leave this dangerous place."
When Ye Wanshu learned that Qingmian and Tingji had gone to Yuezhou, she felt relieved.
Just thinking about how Gu Tingchen had been pretending to be indifferent in front of her these days, her hatred grew even stronger. She wanted to tear him into pieces immediately to relieve her hatred.
"Aunt." She walked tremblingly to the bedside and sat down, trying to calm her heart that was on the verge of collapse, and kept murmuring the word "Aunt".
In her eyes, her aunt was never a perfect person. She was vain and calculating like most women in the harem. Like most elders, she always felt that everything she arranged was the best.
She had thought about escaping from her and resisting her, but it was this flawed woman who loved and protected her for more than ten years, allowing her to still feel the warmth of her loved ones after her mother passed away.
She thought she could change her aunt's ending, but in the end, she couldn't stay with her until the last moment.
Ye Wanshu's heart felt as if it was torn apart by something.
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