"Mother said so, Chang'an will remember it." Chang'an smiled, "If the Ninth Prince hadn't specifically instructed me, Chang'an wouldn't have done so."
Su Xi, who was standing by, whispered in Concubine Tong's ear, "The Ninth Prince is also a white-robed man."
Chang'an stood respectfully aside, glancing at Fu Xue'er beside him without saying a word, but never took the hot water bottle from her hand.
"Mother." Bei Mingxuan gestured for Fu Xue'er to leave, "Back then, Chang'an's biological mother, Princess Qiuya, took great care of her son.
Now that his son was getting married to Princess Qiuya's daughter, he asked Chang'an to change into plain clothes, and his son went with her to burn incense at Princess Qiuya's grave.
"In front of the grave?" Yi Tong sighed, "Qingfeng, Qiuya loves you deeply, but after death, she can't be buried in your Gu family's ancestral tomb."
"Master Tong, there's no need to be sad. This is Qiuya's own wish." Qingfeng's eyes always shone with sadness when he mentioned Qiuya. "When I die, I will be buried with Qiuya."
"This isn't the Imperial Palace, so you don't need to follow those rules. Just like when Qiuya was here, it would have been nice if we could address each other by our names.
Don't call me Concubine Tong anymore, I don't like this name. If it were someone else, I wouldn't be able to do anything about it either, so please don't bother me."
"Miss." Dongxue brought another hot water bottle to Chang'an. "I'll help you change into some thicker clothes, okay?"
"Mother. Father. I'll be back soon from Chang'an."
Changan left, and Concubine Tong ordered, "Su Xi stay, everyone else go down."
Then, Concubine Tong turned to Gu Qingfeng's position and said, "It's against the rules to invite you here today, but since Chang'an doesn't object, I'll just invite you over."
"What rules? Rules are made by people. Special cases require special treatment." Gu Qingfeng said, "I know you are taking Chang'an into consideration. This girl doesn't have a good impression of the people in the mansion. So, if I come here, Chang'an will feel more at ease. If I go back, she will be unwilling."
Concubine Tong nodded, "Don't worry, Chang'an is at home. Neither I nor Xuan'er will let her suffer any injustice."
"I know." Gu Qingfeng smiled. "Yitong, I'm afraid I can't help you with what you just told me to do."
"Why?" Concubine Tong's face instantly turned to surprise. "In this world, apart from you, I can't think of anyone else who is loyal to him? Besides, after the incident that year, everyone who followed him disappeared inexplicably."
Bei Mingxuan frowned, looking at Gu Qingfeng and then at his mother. He seemed to know who Concubine Tong was talking about. "Mother, you are making things difficult for Mr. Qingfeng. I have seen it all over the years. Mr. Qingfeng lost both legs, so..."
"That's why," Concubine Tong said with a little excitement, "your father wouldn't suspect Qingfeng.
You know, the person I owe the most in my life is your uncle, Prince Yi. I've caused him trouble. Your father said, for the sake of face, that he gave Prince Yi a fiefdom and that he wouldn't be summoned to the capital forever. But everyone knows there's no such thing as a fiefdom.
I only said this out of kinship ethics, but in reality, I have imprisoned King Yi. For so many years, besides Qiuya and you, the person I care about most is King Yi."
"You know," Qingfeng sighed, "how the emperor came to sit on the throne.
If you think about it carefully, how can you tell clearly whether you have implicated him or he has implicated you?
When the Emperor ascended the throne, everything was unstable. The current Emperor was jealous of Prince Yi's talent, and many people supported Prince Yi at that time, but Prince Yi had no intention of taking the throne."
"No." Concubine Tong immediately rejected Gu Qingfeng's idea. "They are brothers from the same father and mother. If Prince Yi had the will, or if the Emperor really couldn't tolerate Prince Yi, why would he wait so many years before taking action?"
"Maybe I'm overthinking it." Gu Qingfeng knew very well that there had been no news about King Yi for so many years, so there was a high probability that he was no longer alive.
Bei Mingxuan frowned. Regarding King Yi, that was a secret deep in his heart, and also the demon in his heart. "You guys chat, I'll go check out Chang'an."
Gu Qingfeng looked at Bei Mingxuan who walked out quickly, and wondered if it was related to King Yi, but it was just a guess.
Bei Mingxuan went to the study room alone after coming out. He waited until it was dark and Fu Lin informed him that Gu Qingfeng had left before he came out of the study room. "Are they all gone?"
"Mr. Qingfeng has left, and Concubine Tong has also gone back." Fu Lin lowered his head, "However, Master Zichu is at the mansion right now, dragging the princess to talk in the front hall."
"When did you come?"
"It's been an hour. I just spoke with Concubine Tong for a while. After Concubine Tong left, I chatted with the princess."
Bei Mingxuan walked towards the front hall. As soon as he walked in, he saw Chang'an lying on the table with his eyes half closed.
Xu Zichu, however, walked beside Chang'an with an interested look on his face, muttering something to himself.
"Everyone has fallen asleep because of your nagging, and you're still not done?"
Xu Zichu and Chang'an looked towards the source of the sound at the same time.
"Bei Mingxuan, you're here."
"Bei Mingxuan, hurry up, get this dry-tongued guy out! My head is about to explode."
"..." Xu Zichu was stunned. "You, how could you be so ungrateful? I saw you were left in the mansion by Bei Mingxuan, you looked so pitiful, so I chatted with you to cheer you up, and you actually said I was dry-tongued."
Chang An was too lazy to say a word to this person. Without even looking at him, he stood up and left. "Your cousin's mouth is as good as a parrot's."
Bei Mingxuan shook his head and said, "Come on, I'll go with you."
Chang'an paused, "You should stay with him. Also, please, Prince Xuan, tell your personal maid, Fu Xue'er, to stop appearing before me, Gu Chang'an."
Bei Mingxuan frowned slightly, "She is mine."
"Then take good care of your people!" Chang'an was slightly annoyed. "If you can't manage them well, don't blame me for meddling."
"Oh, you were like a little white rabbit just now, how come you've turned into a tigress now?" Xu Zichu added fuel to the fire, "Turns out, you're a fierce woman!"
Chang'an didn't stay any longer and walked out with Dongxue.
"Hey! Just leave like that? You have to show your claws anyway..."
Before Xu Zichu could finish his words, Chang'an waved his hand, and the wooden chair he had made instantly fell apart. The black hair by his ear also fell along his clothes. "Bei, Bei Mingxuan actually has such powerful martial arts. If my sister marries into your family one day, won't she be at the mercy of others?"
Bei Mingxuan looked at the extremely embarrassed Xu Zichu, and a smile appeared on his lips, "Remember, never let your sister enter my mansion.
Otherwise, Gu Changan will eat you till not even a bone is left."
"That's a good reason." Xu Zichu nodded and left the Ninth Prince's mansion.
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