Chapter 221 Consort Liu is giving up; she's not love-struck!
Regardless, Meng Yanzhi is still deep within the inner palace, so she should do what she is supposed to do.
Upon hearing this, Meng Yanzhi immediately understood, nodded, stood up, and strode outside.
Zhao Bailu was extremely anxious after hearing about Meng Yanzhi's situation, but the palace wouldn't let her see her, so she could only stay at Consort Liu's place and refused to leave.
These days, he's been freeloading off Consort Liu, which has made her extremely annoyed with him.
Consort Liu frowned and looked at Zhao Bailu with some helplessness, saying irritably, "It's been three or four days, why haven't you gone home yet?"
"I won't feel at ease until I see Rouge!"
"Aunt, aren't you worried?"
Zhao Bailu looked at Consort Liu with some confusion.
"The Emperor risked his life for her, and I almost became a widow. Do you think I should be worried about her?"
"Compared to worrying about her, I think I should worry about myself more."
Consort Liu now knows that she has no better future as a consort, so she simply gives up.
Whether she does well or poorly, it's all the same, so she might as well be herself. That's just her free and easy nature.
"Your Majesty, Meng Yanzhi requests an audience."
Pearl walked in and looked at Consort Liu's rather unrefined sitting posture with a sense of helplessness.
Ever since Meng Yanzhi's incident, Consort Liu seems to have suddenly unlocked her full potential, no longer behaving like a consort at all, but rather like she was before she was married and lived at home.
Upon hearing this, Zhao Bailu jumped up immediately and rushed out without waiting for Meng Yanzhi to come in herself.
Seeing Meng Yanzhi standing in front of her unharmed and still breathing, Zhao Bailu burst into tears. She rushed forward and hugged Meng Yanzhi tightly: "Yanzhi, waah, you scared me to death! I thought I would never see you again. Do you know how scared I was? Waah, thank goodness you're alright!"
Zhao Bailu wasn't usually a crybaby, but seeing Meng Yanzhi made her burst into tears.
Seeing this, Meng Yanzhi was also moved. She put her arm around Zhao Bailu's waist and smiled gently: "Why are you crying? Are you silly? I'm perfectly fine now."
"You have no idea how dangerous it was for you. You almost died. How could I not be scared?"
"In all these years in Beijing, you've been the best to me. You're my best friend!"
Zhao Bailu looked at Meng Yanzhi very seriously.
Moved by the sincerity and determination in her eyes, Meng Yanzhi nodded and said, "Yes, you are my best friend too!"
"Let's go, your aunt has been very worried about you these past few days!"
"She was so happy to know you were here!"
At this point, Meng Yanzhi couldn't possibly meet Consort Liu without any reservations, after all...
Consort Liu was overjoyed to see Meng Yanzhi walk in: "It's so good that you're alright."
Meng Yanzhi felt a pang of sadness in her heart.
She took a deep breath, knelt on the ground, and performed a proper salute. Then, she burst into tears, saying, "Your Highness, I'm so sorry, I'm truly so sorry!"
Everyone knows why she knelt here and apologized, but Consort Liu truly never blamed Meng Yanzhi for anything.
Consort Liu smiled gently, then said, "According to your thinking, should I resent you, hate you, and wish you were dead? No, I have no such intention whatsoever!"
"I have always liked you very much, and I know that His Majesty favors me. However, I have never hoped for the emperor's true feelings in order to maintain the balance of the court. To be honest, I would not have entered the palace if it were not for my family. I don't care about the so-called emperor's true feelings!" Consort Liu took a deep breath, stepped forward, and gently helped Meng Yanzhi up.
"You and His Majesty are both very, very good people. It should be a good thing for two such good people to be together. You don't need to feel guilty or even apologize to me for this." Consort Liu smiled gently, looking at Meng Yanzhi tenderly.
When it comes to matters of the heart, they are beyond human control. In relationships, there is only love or not love; there is no first come, first served, or anyone who owes anyone anything.
Consort Liu was insightful and saw through everything from the beginning, so she would never actually do anything to Meng Yanzhi because of it.
Meng Yanzhi looked at Consort Liu in disbelief, clearly not expecting her to be so lenient with her.
For a moment, Meng Yanzhi even felt that she couldn't hold her head up in front of Consort Liu.
"Alright, Rouge, my aunt is the kind of person who always says what's on her mind. Don't worry, if she says she doesn't blame you, then she really doesn't!"
Zhao Bailu quickly came over and reassured Meng Yanzhi.
Just then, Xiao Ce and Zhang Xuanyun walked in, followed by Young Master Gu.
As soon as the young marquis entered, he saw Zhao Bailu's red and swollen eyes and chuckled, "Looks like someone's been crying?"
Zhao Bailu was already embarrassed by the incident, and hearing these words only fueled her anger. She immediately launched an attack on Young Master Gu: "Gu Hanyue, your mouth is rotten! You're supposed to be a young master, how come you have such a venomous tongue that rivals that of a country bumpkin!"
Well……
Gu Hanyue felt a bit awkward and coughed, "You're just as good!"
"Greetings, Your Highness! Sir..."
Meng Yanzhi bowed respectfully, looking at the two arguing with some helplessness. She gently tugged at Zhao Bailu's arm and said, "Never mind, never mind."
Zhao Bailu rolled her eyes at Gu Hanyue and snorted coldly, "I won't bother with you for Yanzhi's sake! Bah!"
Now, Xiao Ce's gaze towards Meng Yanzhi was somewhat complicated. He took a deep breath and said, "Miss Meng, I have something to say to you privately. Would you mind taking a stroll in the Imperial Garden?"
"yes."
Meng Yanzhi did not refuse, and silently followed behind Xiao Ce as they walked outside.
She had thought Xiao Ce was going to say something to her, but after walking around the Imperial Garden twice, Xiao Ce still hadn't said a word.
This made Meng Yanzhi feel somewhat awkward, but in the end she still spoke up: "Your Highness, what exactly do you want to say to me?"
"You like Father Emperor?" Xiao Ce finally stopped, tilting his head to look at Meng Yanzhi, eager for an answer.
Meng Yanzhi knew that one day she would have to face this kind of problem.
She nodded: "Yes, Your Majesty, I like you very much."
These words were like a sharp blade, piercing Xiao Ce's last glimmer of hope.
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