In the proper palace, it's not easy to fish in troubled waters. But from another perspective, it's not simple that a real eunuch could make Chunxiao so ecstatic!
After letting her mind wander and think about a bunch of random things, Chu Yuan quickly left on her own.
That's so awkward!
If she stays any longer, she might just dig out a new Forbidden City from under her feet.
...
Everyone thought that Gu Du Pingting had been punished, and that the carefree princess's efforts to save the day had failed, so it was time for her to stop.
Who would have thought she would have the courage to run to the Duke's mansion with a cane?
Li's idea was simple: the Empress Dowager hadn't yet revealed her daughter's actions to the Duke's mansion.
It was only said that their birth charts clashed, making marriage inadvisable. However, given how much Yu Qian loved his daughter, he probably wouldn't care too much about the birth charts.
As long as Yu Qian is still willing to marry Pingting, and the Duke's Mansion still acknowledges the marriage, there is still a chance for Pingting's situation to turn around.
Therefore, she went to great lengths to escape from the Prince's mansion and went straight to the Duke's mansion.
The entire Duke's mansion was shocked. The highly respected old Duke did not appear; instead, Yu Qian's parents and Yu Qian himself met with Li.
The atmosphere became particularly awkward at one point.
Finally, Yu Qian's mother spoke first, "What brings the Princess Consort to the Duke's mansion today?"
There has been a lot of talk about the Li mother and daughter in the capital these past few days.
Although no one could clearly explain what had happened to them, given the Empress Dowager's consistent protection of Dugu Pingting, the fact that she sent Dugu Pingting to a nunnery without saying a word showed that Dugu Pingting had committed a serious offense that had enraged the Empress Dowager.
So the Yu family is lucky if they don't even initiate the annulment, let alone continue the engagement.
Li, who regarded the Duke's mansion as her only lifeline, failed to see this point. Before she could say more than a few words, her handkerchief was already soaked with tears. "My unfortunate Pingting, I have encountered such an undeserved disaster."
Who knows if what that Taoist priest said is true or false? He insisted that Pingting's karma from her past life was too heavy, and that before she could get married in this life, she had to clear away that karma. That's why the Empress Dowager had no choice but to send Pingting to a nunnery for a while.
Li, displaying her talent for boasting without batting an eye, tearfully pleaded with Yu Qian, "Qian'er, you are a good boy. You and Pingting were mutually in love before."
Now, could you please go and speak to the Empress Dowager, saying that you don't mind and are willing to marry our Pingting on the originally scheduled date...?
Li's eyes were red and swollen, and her gaze toward Yu Qian was full of pleading.
The latter was stunned, his head lowered, his hands clenched tightly on both sides of his pants, and his lips pressed into a thin line.
Her once affectionate eyes now only look away.
"This...isn't this a bit inappropriate?" It was Yu Qian's mother who spoke, pulling Yu Qian back slightly as she spoke, the meaning of which was self-evident.
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