After Gu Chengzuo sent away the people from the Empress Dowager's palace, he took a sip of cold tea in a distracted manner.
The Queen Mother was anxious for offspring, and thought that since the deceased Su family girl could get pregnant, then Rong Si and Jia Hui, who were brought in at the same time, should also be able to conceive. So she released Rong Si and Jia Hui from the cold palace and forced Gu Chengzuo to favor them.
Gu Chengzuo ignored her, and the Queen Mother became anxious. She sent someone to find Gu Chengzuo for the second time. This time, she threatened Gu Chengzu with her own body, forcing him to favor Rong Si and Jia Hui.
Rong Si also expressed her determination in front of the Queen Mother, so the Queen Mother said that even if Gu Chengzuo favored one of them first, it would be Rong Si.
Gu Chengzuo recalled how Rong Si had deceived him last time, causing him to waste several days with the Queen. If he had known earlier, he would never have been so angry and ignored the Queen.
So he got angry when Rong Si was mentioned. After drinking the tea, he learned that Minister Su was still waiting outside the door, so he called him in to ask him why he wanted to see him.
Minister Su said that he wanted to retire and return home.
Gu Chengzuo tried to persuade Su Shangshu to stay several times, but he was determined and said that he could not get over the pain of losing his daughter and wanted to leave the capital, this sad place.
Gu Chengzuo finally agreed to let Minister Su and Madam Su return to their hometown to recuperate, while several brothers of the Su family stayed in the capital to continue serving the country.
After Gu Chengzuo agreed, Minister Su immediately left with Danruo and Madam Su.
The four brothers of the Su family knew nothing about this matter from the beginning to the end.
After hearing the emperor's reply, the empress dowager knew that the emperor did not want to favor Rong Si and Jia Hui, and must still be thinking about Queen Su.
It would be better to invite Empress Su's sister, Princess Minde Sultan, who was just appointed by the Emperor. If she could enter the palace, she would create an opportunity for the two of them to get along.
The more the empress dowager thought about it, the more she felt that this method was feasible, and she immediately sent someone to invite Madam Su and Princess Minde into the palace. She waited for a long time and learned that Minister Su had already left the capital with Madam Su and Princess Minde last night.
By now, he must have already walked hundreds of miles, and she was struggling over whether to send someone to chase him.
After Gu Chengzuo knew her thoughts, he stopped her and told her not to disturb the Su family's lives.
The Queen Mother was unwilling to accept this and thought that since Gu Chengzuo could have a child, she hoped that Gu Chengzuo could let go of the Su family girl and have a child with someone else as soon as possible.
Gu Chengzuo wanted to confess his health condition to the Queen Mother, so he dismissed everyone.
Unexpectedly, the empress dowager didn't believe it at all. How could such a strange thing happen in the world? When she was pregnant with Gu Chengzuo, the palace was still peaceful and the emperor treated her with respect. She protected the prince very well.
Besides, there was no concubine in the palace who knew these evil arts at that time. Palace fighting was all about drugging people and killing them.
If the prince had been poisoned, the imperial physician would have discovered it long ago.
So she thought that the emperor was just making up lies to deceive her in order to protect Empress Su.
Then she would cultivate someone like Empress Su, and she didn't believe that there would be no one who could impress Gu Chengzuo.
"My son, your words are truly unbelievable, but since you mentioned your mother, I believe you. However, since Empress Su can get close to you, there must be others.
I have ordered the entire nation to search for a woman who shares Empress Su's fate or looks like her. Please try to get in touch with her. For the sake of your offspring and for my family, can you please give it a try?
When the Queen Mother saw that Gu Chengzuo refused to agree, she was about to kneel down. Gu Chengzuo knelt down first and then agreed to the Queen Mother.
He also knew that it was impossible to resurrect a person. The person was gone, and those who remained had to continue living.
Minister Su returned to a villa in Yangzhou in the south and heard the news from his son in the capital that the palace was secretly looking for a new woman to enter.
Only then did he feel relieved, knowing that the emperor would soon have a new concubine and son.
Then his guilt as a minister for knowing the truth but not reporting it would not be so deep. It would be enough for him and his wife and daughter to be able to save their lives.
Time flies and a year has passed.
Everyone in the palace knew that today was the anniversary of Empress Su's death, and the emperor was in a bad mood, so they all went on duty with their tails between their legs. At noon, the emperor rode out of the city.
Gu Chengzuo looked at the empty ice coffin and asked the palace guards, but they all said they didn't notice anything unusual.
He called the Taoist priest again. Seeing this scene, the Taoist priest guessed that it must be a tomb robber who found the underground palace and stole things.
It would have been fine if the tomb robbers had just stolen things, but why did they also take Empress Su away?
He rubbed his hands in his sleeves and couldn't say there were tomb robbers.
Otherwise, the emperor would vent his anger on himself. It was he who came to the palace and recommended himself to help the emperor. Now, because of his suggestion, the queen's body was lost.
He thought about it and made up his mind to say that he had resurrected the Queen, but the Queen herself was lost. This way, not only would the Emperor not be able to blame him, he might even appoint him as the Imperial Master.
Randomly put on a happy expression: "Congratulations, Your Majesty, congratulations, Your Majesty, the Empress has woken up and walked out on her own. Your Majesty can look for the Empress nearby."
Gu Chengzuo had someone carefully inspect the underground palace and found no signs of intrusion from outside.
The only possibility is that the person inside opened the door himself and went out while the guard was not paying attention.
She is still alive!
When Gu Chengzuo heard the news, his heart was like fireworks.
But why did you leave quietly after waking up?
If she went out, she should know that I had made her the queen, and she should know my feelings. Why didn't she come to find me?
Thinking of the pile of portraits in the study of Qingyi Palace, the one she liked in her heart was still the silver-haired young man she imagined on the night when she transformed from a wolf into a human.
He should have confessed to her earlier that the person in her heart was him.
There is no point in thinking so much now. It is better to find her as soon as possible. A large number of people have been sent to all parts of the country, especially around Minister Su and several brothers of the Su family. No unusual women have approached them.
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