At this moment, the Queen Mother's expression was much calmer than before. "How did you realize that your feelings for Ye'er weren't just romantic?"
"Just a few days ago, Chang'an accidentally saw the Fourth Prince and his cousin... and, and Sister Shirou..."
"Tell the truth," the Queen Mother ordered.
"Chang'an doesn't dare." Chang'an looked terrified. "Please don't ask any more questions, Madam Empress."
"You little girl." The Queen Mother shook her head helplessly, "Do you really think that your grandmother doesn't know about the affairs of the General's Mansion?
Suffering a loss, being calculated and exploited by others, yet he doesn't even know to speak a fair word for himself? How did the future Crown Princess Gu Shijia come to have such a relationship with the Fourth Prince? "
Chang'an pretended to be surprised. She had just blurted out the word "cousin" on purpose so that the Empress Dowager would ask about it.
"Grandma Empress knows all about this? But Grandfather clearly ordered that this matter must not be spread to anyone else."
"You little girl, what can you let your grandmother say about you...Okay, tell us everything about that day, and tell the truth."
"Yes." Chang'an agreed and told the Queen Mother why the Fourth Prince came to his room that night and how Gu Shijia sent him away.
"Grandma, it was because of this incident that Chang'an realized that he was not interested in the Fourth Prince.
Chang'an thought she would be very sad when this happened, but she was not. She even felt that it would be good if the Fourth Prince could stay with the woman he loved for the rest of his life.
But the Fourth Prince later said that his cousin was indeed the future Fourth Prince, and that she was really calculating. He had no idea that the Crown Prince had such a broad mind.
"So that's how it is." The Queen Mother looked into the distance and wondered in her heart, could it be true that the Prince was plotting against Bei Ming Ye?
But he also felt that something was wrong. Even though the prince was incompetent, he was not stupid. Marrying Gu Shijia would be equivalent to holding Gu Qingyun's troops in his hands.
Even if the prince had a plan, wasn't he worried that the emperor would really marry Gu Shijia to Bei Mingye? In this way, the prince would be making wedding clothes for others, losing both his wife and his army.
Thinking of this, the Queen Mother immediately denied the possibility that the Crown Prince had instructed Gu Shijia.
At this time, Gu Changan whispered again, "But it's strange to say, my cousin said that even if the emperor has arranged for her to marry the prince,
But she still believed that she would marry the Fourth Prince in the future. Chang'an really couldn't understand why her cousin was so sure?
Even if my cousin truly loves the Fourth Prince, how can we be sure that he will marry her? After all, all of this requires the Emperor's approval."
"Did Gu Shijia really say that?" The Queen Mother's face was clearly unhappy. "What else did he say?"
Chang An pretended not to notice the Queen Mother's expression, with a look of confusion on his face, and continued, "My cousin's affirmation seemed to come from the Fourth Prince. Chang An thought that perhaps the Fourth Prince also liked my cousin. After all, my cousin is such a beautiful person, and a gentleman always likes a beautiful lady.
In fact, my cousin also misunderstood. She thought that the Fourth Prince was in love with Chang'an. In order to make Chang'an reject the Fourth Prince, she actually said that the Fourth Prince was nice to Chang'an in order to gain the power behind Chang'an.
"In the past few days, Chang'an has been wondering what the power behind him is, but he can't figure it out. For so many years, no one in the mansion has ever looked at Chang'an seriously."
After Chang'an finished speaking, the moment she lowered her head, she saw the change in the Queen Mother's eyes, which was anger and calculation.
If you think about it carefully, in the imperial palace, a place where people are killed without bloodshed and eaten without leaving any bones, even if a person reaches the top, how good can he be?
The Empress Dowager, you went from being a little beauty to being the Queen, and then to the Empress Dowager. Didn’t you reach that position by stepping on bones?
"If you can't figure it out, forget it." The Queen Mother's smile returned to her face, her eyes filled with helplessness and pity. "Grandma, I hope that you, a little girl, can avoid the troubles of this world and live a peaceful and carefree life."
Changan nodded obediently, "Listen to the Empress Dowager, if you can't figure it out, don't think about it.
On weekdays, I can learn needlework from Aunt Wanxin, talk about my mother, and then go to the palace to chat with the Empress Dowager. That would be great."
"Yes, that's very good." The Queen Mother smiled. "Come on, you accompany me, an old woman, for a walk. Let's have a chance encounter with the Queen and the First Prince's Consort."
Chang'an smiled and followed the Queen Mother out of the pavilion in the center of the lake.
It was past noon when the group left the pavilion in the center of the lake.
At the General's Mansion, Chang'an and Shirou went back to their respective places.
However, Chang'an did not return to his own courtyard, but went directly to Gu Qingfeng's courtyard.
As soon as I walked into the yard, I saw through the window that my father and Bei Mingxuan were playing chess in the room.
This was something Chang'an had not expected.
When she was hesitating whether to leave, Meng Tan came over.
"Miss, is lunch ready?"
"Not yet. But I don't feel hungry right now. I'll talk to you later when I'm hungry." Chang'an smiled and looked towards the window. "Why are the windows open in such a cold weather? Don't these two feel cold?"
"The master and the Ninth Prince thought that this would brighten the room and allow us to enjoy the snow."
Changan agreed, "Uncle Meng, please go inside. Changan will not disturb them playing chess anymore."
"But... the Ninth Prince asked Miss to come into the room to warm up."
Bei Mingxuan? Changan looked at him and noticed Bei Mingxuan's profile for the first time. This face was really carved by God. If you look at it for too long, you will easily fall into it. "I want to be alone for a while, you go."
Meng Tan said no more and returned to his room to report to Bei Mingxuan.
But Chang'an didn't see it. Just as she withdrew her gaze and turned away, Bei Mingxuan turned to Chang'an.
When Chang'an was about to walk out of the yard.
Bei Mingxuan suddenly spoke up and said to Gu Qingfeng, "Sir, do you know that Chang'an is going to marry me?"
He did it on purpose. When Gu Qingfeng spoke, he also transmitted his voice through his inner voice so that Chang'an could hear it.
At that moment, he saw Chang'an's back visibly stiffen.
Bei Mingxuan curled the corners of his lips. He had made the right bet. As expected, Chang'an did not tell Gu Qingfeng about this matter.
Chang'an stopped moving forward. She squatted on the ground and gathered the snow on the ground with her bare hands.
A smile rose at the corner of her lips, and she sent a voice message back, "Bei Mingxuan, congratulations on finding a topic that interests me and successfully keeping me here. Next time you want to keep me here, don't be so embarrassed to find excuses. Just say it directly. I won't laugh at you."
When Bei Mingxuan heard Chang'an's ruffian-sounding teasing, he almost laughed out loud and looked up at Gu Qingfeng.
I saw that he frowned slightly, obviously not noticing anything unusual about himself, but was thinking about Chang'an.
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