Gu Chengzuo followed Rong Baolin and left. He was still thinking about Su Zhaoyi, so he wanted to get the truth out of Rong Baolin as soon as possible. Rong Baolin had just lied to Gu Chengzuo. How could she contact the dead Rong Guiren?
Gu Chengzuo also noticed this. Seeing that Rong Baolin was avoiding the topic for a long time, he prepared to leave and planned to send secret guards to closely monitor Rong Baolin in the future.
When Rong Si saw that Gu Chengzuo was about to leave, she immediately took off her coat in a hurry and tried to seduce Gu Chengzuo. She cried and begged Gu Chengzuo to give her a child, and she would tell Gu Chengzuo the secret that her sister had told her.
Gu Chengzuo was so angry that he laughed. No one had ever dared to threaten the emperor like this.
He directly ordered Rong Si to be sent to the cold palace and asked his confidant to watch Rong Si. He would know when she would reveal the secret and when she would be released from the cold palace.
Rong Si didn't expect that her actions would lead to her being sent to the cold palace.
She knelt on the ground and cried, begging Gu Chengzuo to treat her well for her sister's sake.
Gu Chengzuo said coldly:
"If it weren't for your sister, you would have been sent to the cold palace long ago when you drugged me."
Rong Si was dragged away by the palace servants with her mouth covered. When Concubine Shu in the main hall heard the noise, she became more wary of Dan Ruo.
She hurried to the Queen Mother to plead for Rong Si, but her plea for Rong Si was fake. She didn't like Rong Si at all. She just wanted to show her love for the concubines under her.
The real purpose was to use this incident to make Su Zhaoyi appear favored in front of the empress dowager and influence the royal heir.
After dealing with Rong Si, Gu Chengzuo walked towards Su Zhaoyi's palace. When he arrived at the palace door, he saw that the candles in the main hall had been extinguished, and it seemed that Su Zhaoyi had fallen asleep.
Then he asked the palace maid Su Zhaoyi's reaction. All the palace maids were Zhao Quan's own people. Even if they liked Su Zhaoyi and wanted to say a few good words for her, they did not dare to lie in front of the emperor.
After telling the truth, Gu Chengzuo's face darkened.
She really didn't take herself seriously, and she was snatched away by others.
Not only did she not take the initiative to get it back, she wasn't sad either. Everything was the same as usual, and she even went to bed earlier.
Didn’t their many nights of intimacy stir up any ripples in her heart?
If she could like herself that night, why couldn't she like the real herself in front of her?
He couldn't figure it out and scratched the willow leaves at the door in frustration.
The nanny who served the empress dowager happened to be looking for Gu Chengzuo. Seeing that the empress dowager asked the nanny to find him so late, Gu Chengzuo thought that the empress dowager was not feeling well, so he hurried to the empress dowager first.
When the empress dowager saw Gu Chengzuo trapped in love, she remembered what Concubine Shu said. In one month, there were three new people, and the emperor had sent two of them away. Although these two Baolins also made mistakes, now only Su Zhaoyi was left.
As a vested interest, Su Zhaoyi may have been the one who whispered in the emperor's ear, causing him to be so angry with the two Baolins.
The Empress Dowager knew Gu Chengzuo's character. He was so stubborn and resisted the harem for many years for the sake of a noble lady named Rong. The emperor should not be a so infatuated person.
She said earnestly, "Right now, the rumor in the capital is that you, the emperor, are unable to have children. The court officials have been submitting memorials to us, mother and son, asking us to establish an heir first. Do you want to establish an heir? Do you want to establish Prince Jing's child?"
Gu Chengzuo shook his head. "Prince Jing used to seem okay, but he's been acting recklessly lately. That child of his is not good, and he'll definitely hold a grudge against the Su family once he ascends to the throne. Besides, if I give him some time, Concubine Su will definitely be able to give birth to my child."
Seeing Gu Chengzuo's certainty, the empress dowager believed it. Her request was that she could favor Su Zhaoyi alone, but now the most important thing for them mother and son was to have an heir. If Su Zhaoyi could give birth to a child as soon as possible, she would turn a blind eye to the affairs of the harem.
If Concubine Su fails to conceive a prince again after a month, the emperor will have to favor a concubine every day and release Jia Hui and Rong Si from the cold palace. After all, these two people may also conceive a prince.
Gu Chengzuo didn't want to agree. Whether the child would come or not was a matter of fate, and he couldn't guarantee it would happen in a month.
But for now, I should agree to the Queen Mother and wait and see how the situation turns out.
When meeting the Emperor Gu Chengzuo, the Queen Mother mentioned another matter:
"The Mid-Autumn Palace Banquet will be held in a few days. Concubine Jing has been begging me every day, hoping to see my son at the Mid-Autumn Palace Banquet. I have been pestered by her and have already agreed to her request."
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