In the dimly lit ancestral hall of the Gu family, the faint candlelight flickered precariously, and the sound of a woman sobbing could be heard from time to time.
"Shameless bastard! You dare to hide after doing something wrong!"
"If I don't beat you to death today, how can I face my ancestors?"
"Waaah, Father! I was just confused for a moment, that's why..."
"Master! Master! If you want to vent your anger, then hit me!"
"It's all my fault. I shouldn't have let Yan'er go and pay her respects to the Second Prince for the sake of the Gu family's future!"
"You're still defending her? If she hadn't been trying to get close to the Second Prince, would this scandal have happened?"
As Gu Qianluo's body approached the gate of the Gu Clan Ancestral Hall, she saw Gu Cixiu wielding a straw whip, striking Gu Qianxue's slender body.
The younger sister, Gu Qianxue, was trembling and kept hiding behind her stepmother, Madam Lu, with her body bent over.
According to the maid Xiao Cui, after the royal banquet yesterday, Gu Qianxue did not return to the mansion with the Gu family, but left alone with her maid, saying that she wanted to have a small gathering with the daughter of the Earl's mansion.
However, the next day, news that Gu Qianxue had won the favor of the Second Prince and spent the entire night at his residence spread throughout the capital.
Before this, which of the royal relatives and nobles in the capital did not know that the Second Prince was married to his elder sister, Gu Qianluo?
Is the younger sister having an affair with her future brother-in-law?
This incident has almost completely humiliated the Gu family, and the old lady of the Gu family even fainted from anger.
Although the Gu family was not an official family, their family business was vast, they had dealings with many prominent families, and they were also imperial merchants bestowed by the late emperor.
If the Second Prince refuses to take her into his household, Gu Qianxue will probably never be able to get married in her lifetime. This is a woman's lifelong marriage!
Thinking of her younger sister's reckless behavior, Gu Qianluo couldn't help but let out a soft sigh.
He had only sneezed in the cold palace, and when he opened his eyes, he was reborn.
What she was certain of was that her younger sister, Gu Qianxue, had been reborn before her.
Otherwise, Gu Qianxue wouldn't have deliberately fallen into the water and been rescued before her marriage to the Second Prince, thus losing her chastity and becoming the Second Prince's woman.
"Young Miss, in my opinion, you shouldn't have come here to persuade the guests. The Second Miss knows that the Young Miss and the Second Prince are already engaged, yet she still doesn't know to avoid suspicion."
I heard that when the old lady found out about what he did, she fainted from anger and hasn't recovered yet.
The master arranged such a wonderful marriage for the eldest daughter, and the second daughter ruined it all. I think she deliberately tried to steal the bride from you, eldest daughter.
Is this marriage really a good idea?
She didn't think so. In her previous life, she was thrown into the cold palace by the second prince and died a tragic death.
The marriage between the Gu family and the Second Prince was bestowed by the Emperor, while the marriage with the Marquis of Zhongyong was arranged by their ancestors. One side was a prince and noble family, and the other side was a family of meritorious officials.
Neither of these two families could afford to offend the Gu family.
In her previous life, Gu Qianluo married the Second Prince. As a doctor who transmigrated from a famous family of doctors in the 23rd century, she cured the Second Prince's eye disease, which had lasted for eight years, in less than a month.
After marrying into the royal family, she was pampered like a treasure by the entire household.
The second prince bestowed upon her many rare treasures and took her on a tour of all the countries in the Nine Provinces. The two were often seen together and became an enviable model couple.
At that time, Gu Qianluo thought she had married a good husband and could be happy like this forever.
Unexpectedly, three years later, the Crown Prince died suddenly, and the Second Prince, as the Empress's second son, was appointed as the Crown Prince by the Emperor.
That's when her nightmare began.
After she became the crown prince, the second prince no longer only treated her well.
Although on the surface the two maintained a respectful and proper demeanor, in reality, after he had physical intimacy with the second woman, he never stepped into Gu Qianluo's palace again.
In addition to the concubines bestowed upon him by the emperor, the second prince also took in many other beautiful concubines.
Not long after, the emperor passed away, the crown prince ascended the throne, and Gu Qianluo was made empress by the new emperor, becoming the most honored woman in the Great Yue Kingdom.
At the first flower-viewing banquet after the new emperor ascended the throne, the man showered her with affection as always.
But his purpose was simply to send someone to take her heart's blood while she was asleep in order to cure his most beloved Consort Li of her evil illness.
Gu Qianluo's health deteriorated due to frequent blood draws.
In protest, she couldn't help but bite the emperor.
Enraged, the emperor threw her into the cold palace and forbade the palace servants from bringing her food.
After seven days of fasting and deprivation, Gu Qianluo finally couldn't take it anymore and passed away after sneezing.
When she opened her eyes, she was back on the eve of her wedding twenty years ago.
In her previous life, after Gu Qianxue married Chen Jinheng, the second son of the Marquis of Zhongyong, she plotted to cause his concubine to miscarry because she was jealous of the concubine's favor.
She quarreled with Lin Ruoyan, the daughter of Chen Jinheng's benefactor who lived in the Marquis's mansion, and accidentally caused the death of her husband's adopted son, stirring up chaos in the mansion. Everyone in the mansion disliked her.
The Marquis and his wife disliked her, her husband did not favor her, and the servants in the Marquis's mansion bullied her.
Over time, Gu Qianxue developed a serious heart condition and eventually died of depression.
In this life, the younger sister Gu Qianxue was reborn before Gu Qianluo. She had long coveted the fact that her elder sister had married a good husband and obtained the position of empress in her previous life.
Just before the two sisters' wedding was to take place, she meticulously planned to fall into the water, but was rescued by the second prince, the fiancé of her elder sister.
The second prince had no choice but to abandon Gu Qianluo and take Gu Qianxue as his concubine.
Originally, after Gu Qianluo was reborn, she was thinking about how to refuse to marry the second prince and avoid the tragedy of her previous life.
To her surprise, her younger sister had already "arranged" everything for her.
This is wonderful! If my younger sister wants it, then give it to her!
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