Gu Yuanchu clicked his tongue inwardly, but his expression remained unchanged as he took another sip of the warm tea in his cup and said, "I heard that Madam Liu has woken up."
"What!"
Shen Du exclaimed in panic, a hint of urgency in his eyes.
Qingqing finally woke up! He looked at the Emperor expectantly.
At this moment, Gu Yuanchu lost the desire to speak again and leisurely placed another white piece.
A smile flickered in Gu Yuanchu's eyes. Tsk tsk, still so amusing. The moment the name "Song Qingqing" was mentioned, his nephew's cold and aloof demeanor crumbled.
However, Shen Du is too infatuated with Song Qingqing. Could it be that the love-struck child of the Gu family is Shen Du?
Gu Yuanchu thought to himself, a serious look appearing in his eyes.
Shen Du stared intently at her uncle, the Emperor, hastily concealing the anxiety in her eyes.
He knew that his uncle, the emperor, disapproved of his lust for a woman, but Qingqing was different. He had been thinking about her for far too long. If Liu Zhi had treated him well, he would have been willing to quietly wait for her. But instead of cherishing her, he had caused her to die young. How could he not hate her?
Therefore, regardless of whether Qingqing is willing or not, he wants Qingqing to leave Liu Zhi, that wolf in sheep's clothing.
Shen Du's eyes gradually hardened as he looked at Gu Yuanchu and said firmly, "Does Your Majesty still stand by what you promised me last time?"
Gu Yuanchu's eyes became complicated, and his address was no longer so distant: "Du'er, are you really willing to go to the battlefield for a woman, even if it means risking your life?"
"Uncle, I would die without Qingqing." Shen Du smiled, his delicate features softening the coldness in his face and adding confidence and pride to the young man's eyes.
"Moreover, I don't believe I can't subdue the Northern Barbarians. So I beg my uncle and Your Majesty to grant my wish."
As Shen Du finished speaking, the atmosphere in the inner room suddenly turned cold.
The head eunuch who could hear it all wished he had ears, how could he have heard such absurd words from General Chen Du?
For a woman, the young general is truly willing to risk his life for beauty.
The head eunuch sighed and stood up even more formally, not daring to observe His Majesty's expression.
Gu Yuanchu stared at Shen Du for a while, until the tea in his cup went cold again. Then, his serious face suddenly broke into a smile, becoming kind and approachable.
"Oh, you child, I'm not going to care anymore, I'm not going to care anymore."
"I agree to the matter concerning the Song family. However, Shen Du, your mother and I are waiting for you to return 'wholeheartedly and properly,' you understand?"
"If you don't come back, don't blame me for marrying Song off to someone else."
Shen Du smiled, a troubled look on his face.
"My uncle is teasing me again. I'll come back safely."
"As for Ms. Song, I don't ask her to marry me. I just want her to be happy."
Mentioning Qingyin, Chen Du's face fell with melancholy again.
Gu Yuanchu's lips twitched, wishing he could beat up his troublesome nephew in front of him again.
Honestly, he liked a woman, but when he arranged the marriage, he didn't stop her and even let his rival marry her.
Now that her rival is treating her badly, she personally begged her to divorce him. Now that they're divorced, instead of finding an opportunity to pursue him, she's just being a coward.
Looking at his handsome and talented nephew, Gu Yuanchu couldn't help but feel a surge of resentment at his own lack of ambition.
Too lazy to look at his good-for-nothing nephew any longer, Gu Yuanchu simply chased away Shen Du, who was completely distracted while playing chess.
After Shen Du left, Gu Yuanchu was too lazy to play chess anymore.
"Jiang Sheng, bring me the pen, I want to draft an imperial edict."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
After writing the imperial edict ordering Song and Liu to divorce, Gu Yuanchu lost all interest in reading the memorials.
He was going out for a walk to clear his head.
Just then, they ran into Ziyan, who was delivering soup to the Hall of Supreme Harmony again.
Upon seeing Gu Yuanchu, Ziyan's eyes lit up with joy. Like the other palace maids who were guarding her, she carefully bowed and said, "This servant greets Your Majesty. May Your Majesty be well."
Gu Yuanchu frowned as he looked at the palace maid in front of him. "You're from Consort De's palace, aren't you?"
Ziyan was the head maidservant of Consort De. Gu Yuanchu had seen her a few times, so he naturally had a familiar impression of her face.
Upon hearing the Emperor's words, Ziyan's eyebrows curved slightly.
"Yes, Your Majesty. I am the head maid of Consort De. A new chef from the south has come to the palace these past few days. The food he makes is refreshing and delicious. The weather has been hot these past few days, so the Empress asked me to bring you some lotus seed soup for Your Majesty to try."
"Hmm, not bad. Since we have some time, let's go to your mother's place and try the new chef's cooking."
"Yes, Your Majesty, this servant will see you off."
Upon hearing that the Emperor was going to Yunxiu Palace, Ziyan's face lit up with joy.
With the Emperor's arrival, a good solution was naturally found for Lord Liu's matter.
As things went as planned, Ziyan, who had been waiting in the Hall of Supreme Harmony for several days, couldn't help but reveal some of her emotions.
Gu Yuanchu glanced over and saw the joy on the maid's face, but he didn't know why she was so happy. Perhaps it was because he hadn't been to the maid's palace for a long time, and the maids were happy for their mistress.
Thinking of this, a hint of guilt appeared in Gu Yuanchu's eyes.
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