For Princess Huyang, half an hour was like suffering in hell.
When the eunuch appeared in the side hall, Hu Yang lifted her skirt and ran towards the Zhengyang Hall without waiting for him to finish speaking.
Even the eunuchs couldn't stop him.
"Royal brother!"
Hu Yang, who was in an anxious mood, suddenly became uneasy when he saw Emperor Wende, with a wandering look and guilty conscience.
Emperor Wende looked down at her, waiting for her next words.
Facing his brother's gaze, Hu Yang suddenly felt his throat dry and uncomfortable.
She said timidly, "Brother, I think you've heard about Chen Lu and Zhou Yi."
"I have no objection!"
"What?"
Princess Huyang thought she was hallucinating.
Emperor Wende raised his voice and said again, "I have no objection to Chen Lu and Zhou Yi getting married."
Princess Huyang was stunned. "My royal brother doesn't object? Why not? Zhou Yi is not worthy of Chen Lu. I object. I oppose this marriage to the end."
Emperor Wende smiled faintly and said with a hint of meaning, "How is Zhou Yi unworthy of Chen Lu? I think they are a perfect match. I will issue an imperial decree to grant them marriage."
The imperial decree granting the marriage stunned Huyang.
Hu Yang was furious and blurted out, "Ridiculous!
Emperor Wende's face suddenly darkened.
Hu Yang reacted immediately and realized that he had said the wrong thing.
She hastened to admit her mistake, "Royal brother, I didn't mean it. I just spoke without thinking, I didn't mean it."
"That's enough! Go back and tell Chen Lu to wait for my decree granting the marriage."
Emperor Wende's face was very cold, and his eyes were even colder, without any emotion at all.
Hu Yang was so anxious that tears fell. "Royal brother, please forgive me, I really didn't mean it. Zhou Yi is a woman who has been married three times. How can she be worthy of my Chen Lu? I am also a kind mother, so I spoke without thinking."
Emperor Wende looked at Hu Yang, who was in tears, and his expression softened. "Have you asked Chen Lu if he also thinks Zhou Yi is marrying above his station?"
Hu Yang looked bewildered.
Emperor Wende added, "Chen Lu and Zhou Yi, since they love each other, I will not force them to part. Besides, Chen Lu is already grown up, and it's time for him to start a family and build a career."
"But……"
"No buts." Emperor Wende interrupted Hu Yang neatly, "I have made up my mind on this matter. You don't need to say anything more."
"Why is that? Chen Lu is your nephew, why are you marrying Zhou Yi to him?"
Hu Yang asked crying.
Emperor Wende said solemnly, "I have said that I will help others achieve their goals. Huyang, please stop messing around. My patience is limited."
Princess Huyang cried bitterly, "Now that our mother is gone, you've become disgusted with me, right? As soon as our mother left, you lost your patience with me. Are you still my brother?"
Emperor Wende suppressed his anger and said, "Come here, ask Hu Yang to leave and escort her out of the palace."
The palace maid obeyed the order.
Hu Yang cried out, "Royal brother, you can't treat me like this. We are siblings, the closest people in the world!"
"Take him away!" Emperor Wende remained unmoved.
The palace maid no longer hesitated and dragged Huyang out of Xingqing Palace.
Many people saw Hu Yang being dragged out of Xingqing Palace, and the news quickly spread throughout the harem.
Empress Pei laughed heartily, "Huyang deserves it! I've endured so much anger from her, and today she finally lets me have a good time."
Empress Pei and Hu Yang, the sister-in-law, have been enemies for many years.
Empress Pei never gained any benefits from Huyang.
In addition, when they were in the palace, Emperor Wende always protected Huyang, and Empress Pei did suffer a lot at that time.
Today it was finally Huyang's turn to learn a lesson. Empress Pei had been feeling aggrieved for years, and now that she felt relieved, she could not contain her inner joy and openly celebrated with a banquet in the Weiyang Palace.
There is no concealment at all, it is so real that it leaves people speechless.
When Emperor Wende learned about this, he smiled and said, "She doesn't wrong herself at all."
The "she" mentioned is naturally Queen Pei.
Then Emperor Wende said, "Tell the Empress to leave me a pot of wine. I will go to the Weiyang Palace for a banquet tonight."
Chang En was speechless, "This old servant is worried about Princess Huyang."
"There's nothing to worry about. It's time she learned a lesson. I can't indulge her forever."
Having said that, Chang En was helpless.
Huyang was humiliated and driven out of the palace, feeling both hurt and angry.
She didn't even go back to the Princess's Mansion, but ordered the driver to leave the city. She wanted to see Gu Jiu.
The carriage went up the mountain and entered Xiaozhu.
Hu Yang pounced on Gu Jiu.
"My dear nephew, I feel wronged. My brother the Emperor actually wanted to arrange a marriage between Chen Lu and Zhou Yi, saying that they were a good match. I only objected a few times, but he actually ordered me to be expelled from the palace. How could he be so heartless and cruel to me..."
Huyang burst into tears, telling about his grievances and accusing Emperor Wende of his cruelty and absurd decision.
The tragic situation is truly sympathetic.
"My nephew's wife, what should I do now? We are siblings, how could he treat me like this? How could he marry that bitch Zhou Yi to Chen Lu? He is no longer my royal brother, he has changed. Ever since the death of our mother, he has completely changed! I am still heartbroken, my heart aches..."
Gu Jiu didn't say a word. He silently took out one handkerchief after another and wiped Hu Yang's tears.
When Hu Yang had almost stopped crying, she ordered someone to bring hot water so that Hu Yang could wash up.
Hu Yang's eyes were dull and he almost cried his eyes blind.
She was really sad, and was really hurt by Emperor Wende.
She let the maid help her wash and change her clothes.
The original clothes were soaked by tears and could no longer be worn.
After crying enough, the excitement gradually subsided and the mind gradually became clear.
She looked at Gu Jiu, "The emperor has changed!"
"Normal!" Gu Jiu poured tea, "Aunt, have some tea to moisten your throat first. You've been crying for so long that your voice is hoarse."
Hu Yang picked up the teacup and drank three cups in a row before his thirst was relieved and his dry throat felt better.
Hu Yang complained, "The Emperor has gone too far. Even if he's unhappy with me, he shouldn't have arranged for Zhou Yi to marry Chen Lu. He's not humiliating Chen Lu, he's humiliating me."
Gu Jiu said calmly: "Things may not be what my aunt thinks."
"If it's not humiliation, what is it?"
Gu Jiu pondered for a moment, "Can I ask what Chen Lu said?"
Hu Yang was filled with rage when Chen Lu was mentioned. "What else can I say? It's just nonsense like he won't marry anyone but Zhou Yi. He's always been against me, what an unfilial son. If it weren't for him, I wouldn't have been kicked out of the palace."
Gu Jiu said softly, "Since Chen Lu has made the decision, and His Majesty has also said that he will grant them a marriage, Aunt might as well think it over and acquiesce to this matter."
"I can't swallow this!"
Hu Yang almost burst into tears again. "I have been proud and triumphant my whole life. When my father was alive, I never suffered such injustice. But I never thought that I would be driven out of the palace today and humiliated by my brother. I thought my brother would definitely stand by me, but he slapped me in the face. From now on, how can I face anyone?"
Hu Yang was so angry that he almost fainted.
Gu Jiu advised: "Aunt, please think more positively. Things have come to this point, so why not look forward to it?"
Hu Yang nodded. "This is the only way now, otherwise life will be miserable. What do you think is going on with Chen Lu? Ever since the Chen family incident, he has been against me, and now he wants to marry Zhou Yi. I wonder if he married Zhou Yi on purpose just to piss me off."
Gu Jiu asked, "When Auntie was talking to Chen Lu, did you feel that he was deliberately trying to anger you?"
Hu Yang was about to give an affirmative answer, but when the words came to his lips, he swallowed them back.
She thought about it carefully and said, "He just informed me that he was getting married. It doesn't seem likely that he did it on purpose to piss me off."
"Since he didn't do it on purpose to anger my aunt, then his decision to marry Zhou Yi must be genuine. There must be feelings between the two of them."
"What kind of feelings are these? It's all bullshit. He was just too naive and was deceived by that bitch Zhou Yi."
Gu Jiu smiled and said, "In my opinion, Zhou Yi is not as smart as my aunt said."
Huyang was speechless.
Zhou Yi is a person who speaks and acts impulsively, and seems rather stupid. He is definitely not smart.
But Hu Yang was not willing to accept this statement.
"Could it be that Chen Lu and Zhou Yi are really in love with each other?"
“Maybe!”
Huyang has a headache and is irritable.
"When the marriage decree comes down, I will be completely humiliated. My nephew's wife, can you let me stay in the mountains for a few days? I really can't face the embarrassing scene of the marriage. I will lose all my dignity in life."
"Aunt, if you don't mind, please stay. I'll have the servants clean up the guest house right away."
"My eldest nephew's wife is really considerate of me. That evil creature Chen Lu was born to be a debt collector. Why didn't he die with old dog Chen?"
Princess Huyang gritted her teeth and felt extremely disgusted with Chen Lu.
Gu Jiu's eyebrows moved slightly, but he said nothing.
When Liu Zhao returned in the evening, she said, "Aunt Huyang seems to dislike Chen Lu, even to the point of hating him."
Liu Zhao was not surprised at all, "Normal!"
Is this normal?
Something that was obviously abnormal became normal in Liu Zhao's mouth.
Gu Jiu asked, "What do you mean?"
Liu Zhao said casually: "Because Chen Lu's surname is Chen."
What a lame excuse.
Liu Zhao said, "Chen Lu's surname is Chen, and he has the blood of the Chen family flowing in his body. This reason may seem absurd, but it is enough to disgust Aunt Huyang."
"What about Chen Min? Is Chen Min also surnamed Chen?"
"Chen Min is a daughter, and her child's surname is Gu, not Chen."
The reason seems absurd, but it is so reasonable.
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