Chapter 66 Chapter 66 Ah Wu! Good Ah Wu! ...
At night.
At dinner time.
All the members of the Xie family were present. Lord Xie started eating first, and then everyone else started eating.
The dinner table was extremely quiet, with only the sounds of dishes colliding and people chewing.
Yun Wu lowered her head, picking at the food on the plate in front of her. Although she didn't look up, she could sense a stare fixed on her from the side, unblinking.
It was Chen Qiutang.
Yun Wu lowered her head even lower.
"wrong."
At the quiet dinner table, Chen Qiutang suddenly said, "The more I think about it, the more wrong it seems."
Erlangjun pulled her aside and said, "Don't think about it. Eat."
Chen Qiutang broke free from his hand and angrily said, "Why did the new emperor choose Ah Wu as his empress right after ascending the throne? When the new emperor was still Prince An, there was no contact between Ah Wu and our family. Now, out of nowhere, an imperial decree is coming, demanding we send someone to the palace... This is outrageous!"
Lord Xie: “…”
Xie Chong: “…”
Xie Fei: "..."
The three men lowered their heads and ate their food in silence.
Yun Wu awkwardly grasped her chopsticks and whispered, "No, it's okay."
Chen Qiutang looked at her with pity. "How can it be okay? The Imperial Palace isn't a pleasant place to enter. Ah Wu, you have a soft heart. If you enter the palace, you'll be eaten to the bone."
Although there are many families in the capital who want to send their daughters to the palace, can this be the same?
Those noble ladies had their entire families standing behind them, their prosperity shared, their entire families supporting them. But who did Ah Wu have behind her? Her natal family was unreliable, her in-laws were awkward, and after all, she was the only one left.
She had no support, yet she sat in that high position. How many people would be jealous? Who could she rely on? The new emperor, whose character was unknown?
The new emperor had no contact with Yun Wu when he was still Prince An. He suddenly brought her into the palace, not for her future benefit, simply because of lust. How could one trust the sincerity of a lustful person?
Once you enter the palace, it’s hard to get out.
"...I wonder when the new emperor first met Ah Wu?" Chen Qiutang muttered. "Ah Wu doesn't usually go out. Was it when we went on an outing together in the spring? I remember Prince An also came that day. If he was interested, why didn't he propose marriage then? I think he really has bad intentions..."
But then again?
If he was just attracted by her beauty, why would he agree to the position of queen?
The more Chen Qiutang thought about it, the more she felt something was wrong. She turned around and asked Lord Xie, "Dad, does the emperor have any conspiracy..."
"cough."
Lord Xie put down his chopsticks and looked up at her.
Erlangjun hurriedly pulled his wife, covered her mouth, and whispered, "How dare you speak ill of the Lord? Do you want to die?"
Madam Xie said calmly, "The imperial edict has arrived, and the matter is a foregone conclusion. Ah Wu will enter the palace sooner or later, so there's no need to argue."
Madam Xie then said to Yun Wu, "When Sanlang passed away, he asked us to take good care of you. Now that you have a future, the Duke's Mansion will prepare your dowry and send you off. After you enter the palace, it will be difficult to see you. If there is anything you want to say or do, please seize the opportunity and do it during this period."
Yun Wu's eyes welled up and she lowered her head: "Thank you, mother."
…
That night.
After Chen Qiutang coaxed Nuan Jie'er to sleep, he saw the little girl being taken away by the wet nurse, so he stood up, put on his fur coat, and prepared to go out.
Xie Fei wondered: "Where are you going?"
Chen Qiutang: "I'm going to go see Awu."
"It's so late, what can't be said tomorrow?"
"Then I'll stay at her place tonight and won't come back."
Erlangjun was dumbfounded: "What?!"
But his wife had a temper. She took the lantern from the maid and rushed into the cold night.
Chen Qiutang went straight to the courtyard of the third room.
She often went to see Yun Wu and was already familiar with this route. Along the way, she thought about the comforting words she would say countless times.
The imperial edict arrived. Although Awu agreed to do this, could she do it willingly?
Even if she was unwilling, there was nothing she could do. If she disobeyed the order, she would bring trouble to the Duke's Mansion. Ah Wu was a soft-hearted person, and although she was unhappy in her heart, she would not express it out loud.
After all, Awu and Sanlang were deeply in love, and even though Sanlang had been gone for a year, she still hadn't gotten over it.
Chen Qiutang went straight into the courtyard of the third room.
There were lights on in the main house, but for some reason, none of the servants guarding outside saw anything.
I'm afraid it's cold, I don't know where to hide and slack off. This won't do, I have to talk to my mother tomorrow, I can't let Sanlang go, even the servants in the yard can bully Awu.
Chen Qiutang walked quickly to the door and was about to raise his hand to knock: "Ah..."
"Why are you offering medicine in front of my spirit tablet again?"
A shocking question burst out from inside the room, blocking all the remaining words of Chen Qiutang in his throat.
What kind of spirit tablet?!
No?! Who said that?!
Is there someone else in the room?!
Still a man?!
Yun Wu's soft voice rang out: "Who told you to suddenly issue an imperial decree and scare everyone?"
The male voice just now said, "She's my own wife. What's wrong with me marrying her? Does anyone have any objections? Tell him to come to me and speak."
Yun Wu: "Why are you so unreasonable..."
Man: "It's only natural for me to marry my own wife. What else can I say?"
Who? Whose wife?
Who marries whom?
No, why is there a man in Ah Wu's room? !
It was like a nine-day black thunder that struck Chen Qiutang again and again, smashing her soul and spirit into pieces on the ground, which were then mixed with water and reshaped into a human form.
She swayed and luckily covered her mouth to prevent herself from screaming out in surprise.
The two people in the room were still talking, but Chen Qiutang could not hear a word they said.
And so on and so forth.
Let her think it over again.
Chen Qiutang's bombarded brain struggled to regain some consciousness.
It was easy to imagine who could be in Ah Wu's room in the middle of the night. Thinking back to that "imperial edict," the person inside...was the new emperor?!
New emperor!
Chen Qiutang's breath got stuck in his throat.
Ah Wu! Good Ah Wu!
You did such a big thing without saying a word!
So that’s how it is, so that’s how it is, it’s really done willingly!
Ah Wu, I really underestimated you!
After barely regaining some composure, Yun Wu's voice reached her ears again: "Mother said that I will marry out of the Duke's Mansion by then... Is that a bad thing?"
"Why not?" the man inside replied, "From now on, you can treat the Duke's Mansion as your own family. Your biological father is useless anyway. Is your dowry enough? Do you want me to add some more?"
"That's enough." Yun Wu said hurriedly, "Mom said that everything you left behind would be used as my dowry. She would also prepare more for me. This is already too much."
The man thought for a moment and said, "No, I'll have someone send some more tomorrow."
“Will this be too much?”
"What's more? You are my queen, so naturally you must have the most glorious wedding, making the whole world envy you."
“…”
After a moment, the male voice continued, "I felt sorry for you in many ways during our last wedding. I will definitely not let you regret it this time."
boom!
Chen Qiutang's mind exploded and he was completely stunned.
…
At night, Erlangjun had just put on his clothes and lay down when he heard a bang. The door was pushed open from outside and Chen Qiutang stumbled in.
It was cold, and the bed was already warm. He didn't want to move, so he poked his head out of the bed and said, "Didn't you say you were staying at my third sister-in-law's? Why are you back?"
Chen Qiutang looked at him numbly. Her husband was hanging on the edge of the bed with a stupid look on his face. She looked mysterious and thought: What do you know?
You don't even know what a big secret I just discovered!
Thinking about how heartbroken her husband was when Sanlang passed away, and then looking at Erlang, she felt that her husband was terribly naive and stupid.
Chen Qiutang looked at him for a long time, then turned around without saying a word, her steps floating.
Erlangjun was completely confused: "What happened?"
Something big happened!
Unfortunately, she is the only one in the family who knows about it.
Chen Qiutang thought seriously: From today on, I will keep my mouth shut and keep this secret.
Chen Qiutang: "Starting tomorrow, we will sleep in separate rooms."
What if you slip out while talking in your sleep?
Erlangjun was dumbfounded: "Ah?!"
…
Yun Wu glanced outside the house.
"Did someone come just now?"
"It doesn't matter." Xie Yi: "They will know sooner or later anyway."
"But……"
Xie Yi lifted a strand of her long hair with his fingertips, lowered his head and kissed the end of her hair. His phoenix eyes were raised, reflecting the dancing light under the warm yellow candlelight: "It's getting late at night, Madam, it's time to rest."
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