The king and queen finally chose to die calmly.
The whole government and the public were stunned by the successive news. Gong Zhongze was involved in the previous attempt to murder the princess. Although he did not succeed in the end, he had made a subjective and voluntary response. Gu Jinke was too lazy to deal with him and sent him out of the palace.
As a pawn being used, Gong Zhongxing was eventually beaten by Prime Minister Gong Zhong himself and sent to a temple to practice Buddhism for the rest of his life, in order to atone for his sins and repent.
Lady Qiao really did not have the courage to commit corruption and abuse the power. As the events became clear one by one, evidence was soon found to prove that she was innocent, and she successfully escaped from the Dali Temple prison.
But she suffered a lot in the end. She lost a lot of weight, became more introverted, and understood more about the meaning of self-cultivation, family management, governing the country and the world. After returning home, she became more strict with her husband and children at home, and even began to cultivate her character, reading again, and became less studious.
She was even more in awe of Josh, stopped paying unrealistic attention to him, and even acknowledged her late husband.
After hearing about her change, Qiao Xi even smiled and said, "See, arresting her this time is actually a good thing."
At least it urges people to start re-examining themselves.
Since Lord Qiao walked out of the Dali Temple safely, the accusations against Lord Xue Cang were completely fabricated, and those who made the accusations were arrested and punished one by one.
As compensation, Gu Jinke gave Xue Cang a three-month vacation.
Naturally, the vacation should be used well. Xue Cang decided to go back to visit his relatives, and then take her husband and Master Xue out for a short study tour, or a secret visit, to look for grievances in the local area.
Gu Jinke approved the leave, and Xue Cang went to the palace to say goodbye to Gu Jinke before leaving.
At that time, Gu Jinke was looking at a thick pile of memorials. When he heard Xue Cang's report on the study tour route today, he suddenly felt a sour taste in his heart.
The place Xue Cang was planning to go had many beautiful landscapes and many famous snacks. Thinking about her ministers traveling around and how poor she, the emperor, had to work 996, 007 every day in the palace, she shed tears of sadness.
Gu Jinke interrupted Xue Cang's detailed plan with a bit of a sour tone: "Alright, alright, stop talking, I know, I know you want to go on a trip with your husband and son."
Xue Cang raised her eyebrows slightly and revealed a barely detectable smile. She did it on purpose. When Gu Jinke was studying under her in the past, she probably had a glimpse of the true nature of this Queen. This time, she really loved the country and her people, but she also really loved to have fun, love food, and love to enjoy.
But it was Gu Jinke who made her feel unhappy.
When she thought of this, the smile hidden in her brows was suppressed and turned into worry and anger.
When Gu Jinke saw the emotions in her eyes and brows, he was speechless. He opened his lips but couldn't say anything. After all, she was the one who was in the wrong in this matter.
Unexpectedly, it was Xue Cang who brought it up. Because the emperor and his subjects had a private conversation, there was only one attendant in the palace, Xin Shuang, and Xun Ji, who was hiding in the dark to protect their safety. Xue Cang did not avoid it. She said solemnly: "Your Majesty, I have one last thing to say today."
Gu Jinke lowered his eyelashes: "Go ahead."
Xue Cang opened her lips, thinking of what her youngest son had said to her solemnly, and looked up at Gu Jinke: "A Luan said that he wanted to..."
She said what she was thinking and then fell silent again.
Gu Jinke stood up from behind the table, walked around the table, and approached Xue Cang: "What did he... say?"
"It was my mother and father's order, the matchmaker's words... He wanted... me to help him break off the engagement with His Majesty."
After the words fell, the palace fell into silence. Xue Cang, who knew the emperor's character, was sweating on his forehead and felt uneasy. Xue Luan actually asked her to talk to the emperor like this...
If His Majesty gets angry out of shame, or holds a grudge against him in the future... She couldn't help but feel a little worried, but when Xue Luan stood in her study and swore her to say this to His Majesty, and now when she stood here and really said this, Xue Cang didn't know where she got the courage from for a moment.
This is the imperial decree issued by the late emperor. The person his son wants to break off the engagement with is the current emperor!
But when she thought about her son's depression and frequent distraction during these days, she didn't regret it at all. This is also why she decided to study abroad.
However, after a while, there was no angry voice, and Xue Cang quietly looked up at Gu Jinke.
Gu Jinke tilted his head slightly, his voice a little hoarse, and clenched his fists: "I know."
She took a few deep breaths and calmed down a little: "I will handle the late emperor's decree."
Xue Cang was stunned for a moment, then quickly clasped his fists in thanks: "My son was arrogant, thank you for your tolerance, Your Majesty."
Gu Jinke forced a smile but did not answer her. This was something she owed Xue Luan.
Xue Cang had been loyal to the emperor and patriotic all her life, but this was the first time she had overstepped the line in front of the empress. The rules that had bound her for so many years still made it impossible for her to stay in this palace. Seeing that Gu Jinke had no intention of blaming her, she hurriedly bowed and left.
In order to avoid His Majesty getting angry when he thinks about it, she had better slip away as soon as possible. When they come back from vacation, His Majesty should have almost forgotten about the matter. If His Majesty still holds a grudge against her in the future, she can take her husband and children to a distant place, or resign and retire, and never attract His Majesty's attention again.
…
Xue Cang came to say goodbye because the departure time they had scheduled was approaching. The next day was the departure time that their family had agreed on.
Early in the morning, the Xue family set out from the outskirts of the city. There was a farewell pavilion on the outskirts of the capital. Xue Cang's colleagues and friends all knew that she was going back home today, and they all came to see her off. By the time she finished entertaining the farewell friends, the sky was already slightly bright. It was the end of winter and the beginning of spring. After Xue Cang finished drinking the farewell wine, she also broke out in a slight sweat. She looked at the time, finally got on the carriage, stretched out her hand and waved goodbye: "We will see each other soon, you go back first."
Then, reluctantly parting with their friends, the carriage started running, turned a corner, and completely left the figures of their friends behind, so that they could no longer be seen at all.
Master Xue found it funny that a man who was usually serious and rigid could have such a moment. However, he was a considerate and virtuous husband, so he handed a clean handkerchief to his wife and said, "Wipe the sweat off."
Xue Cang smiled embarrassedly, but still enjoyed her husband's thoughtfulness. She took the handkerchief handed to her by her husband and wiped the sweat from her forehead and temples. As soon as she looked up, she saw Xue Luan lying quietly by the carriage window.
The window of the carriage was only slightly opened to allow fresh air to come in. Xue Luan sat sideways and lay there, staring out the window with his round eyes, very focused, and no one knew what he was looking at.
Xue Cang recalled the child's reaction when she told him about Gu Jinke's reaction after she came back from the palace yesterday.
He seemed to lower his eyelashes, then smiled softly and said, "That's good!"
There was no further response from him after that, so he said goodbye to her and returned to his room.
But today's performance... Xue Cang's wife and husband were afraid of upsetting their child, so they didn't dare to mention it in front of him. They even pretended not to notice anything unusual and chatted with her husband casually, but in fact they were secretly looking at him with concern.
Xue Luan was immersed in his own thoughts and did not notice the implicit concern of his mother and father for the time being. He just looked at the scenery along the way through the narrow gap, not knowing what he was thinking or what emotions he was feeling.
Until, a figure that he accidentally caught a glimpse of through the narrow gap flashed into his eyes and then ran out.
"Stop the car!" he suddenly shouted urgently.
The coachwoman pulling the reins hard, thinking something had happened.
"Oh~ Sir, sir, has something happened?"
She was halfway through her question, and before she had finished her words, and before the carriage had even stopped, the door of the carriage suddenly opened, and a young man in a brocade robe jumped out of the carriage and ran to the back.
He created a gust of wind, and the carriage woman was shocked: "Sir, sir, this..."
"Ah!" Xue Cang's wife and husband, who were caught off guard and frightened, also cried out in surprise. Mr. Xue even wanted to follow them down.
"What happened? You're in such a hurry that the carriage hasn't even stopped. What if it falls?"
On the contrary, Xue Cang had experienced a lot. After a moment of shock, he quickly came to his senses and even had his own guess. He stopped Master Xue who was about to get out of the car and advised, "Let the child solve his own problems."
Master Xue was stunned for a moment: "What do you mean?"
However, he quickly realized who was the person who could make his Xue Luan lose his composure and look so impatient, and he couldn't help but be surprised: "You mean..."
He didn't dare to say it out loud, and pointed to the sky. Xue Cang nodded: "It should be."
Thinking of that person's current identity, Master Xue suddenly lowered his voice and murmured, "I suddenly understand why Xue Luan is like this today."
If he were young, he would not be able to resist the charm of a woman like this and would fall in love with her.
Xue Cang's eyebrows twitched, but when he thought that it was really Gu Jinke who left the palace, he was speechless again.
Xue Cang didn't have so many thoughts. He just didn't expect to meet someone he would never meet in such a place.
The moment he saw her shadowy figure, his mind went blank. He subconsciously jumped off the carriage and turned back to chase her. It was not until he ran in front of the person and saw the other person's surprised expression that the complicated thoughts in his mind quickly emerged, and rationality also emerged.
He realized belatedly that his sudden appearance would affect her.
Because of his extreme speed running, his breathing was rapid and his cheeks were flushed, but when he was still some distance away from Gu Jinke, he stopped and could not take another step.
He just looked up at her, feeling stuck in a dilemma.
Gu Jinke and Xun Ji stood behind a tree by the roadside, half hiding their figures. They originally just wanted to quietly see Xue Luan off, because after they returned from this study tour, their engagement would be cancelled. From then on, one would live in the palace and the other would be a secluded man, so they would never see each other again.
But she didn't expect to be seen by Xue Luan, and after seeing her, Xue Luan hurried to see her, but when he walked in, he looked shy. She saw that Xue Luan's face was flushed due to running, and his eyes were unconsciously moist and slightly red. In the end, he took the first step and spoke first: "Don't cry."
Xue Luan seemed to have just realized: "Who is crying? I'm not crying! I just... just..."
He couldn't tell what it was, but he just stared at Gu Jinke greedily.
Gu Jinke did not say anything, and the two of them stood quietly for a long time, until the cold wind blew and Xue Luan, who was wearing thin clothes, shuddered. He barely came to his senses and said, "It's getting late, so I'm leaving. Your Majesty should also return to the palace."
He forced himself to look away, and also to retract the suppressed emotions in his heart, and turned his head slightly and turned away.
Gu Jinke took off his cloak and covered his thin body: "Well, go ahead, have a safe trip!"
Warmth came over his head, bringing with it the scent he longed for. Xue Luan tightly grasped both sides of his cloak and said, "Okay, thank you, Your Majesty. I also wish Your Majesty peace and prosperity for the country and the people."
The wife and husband are harmonious. He added silently in his heart, walked forward slowly a few steps, then walked to his own carriage without looking back, and then turned around.
He originally thought that the place was empty, but when he turned around, Gu Jinke was still standing there with his hands behind his back, looking at him gently.
Xue Luan suddenly burst into tears, ran back and hugged Gu Jinke.
He really wants to regret it!
He doesn't want to cancel the engagement!
He simply couldn't bear to do it!
The author has something to say:
I love Xiao Xue~
Thank you to the little angels who voted for me or irrigated nutrient solution during 2022-07-27 23:58:13 ~ 2022-07-29 00:01:12~
Thanks to the little angel who irrigated the nutrient solution: 5 bottles from Jinnan;
Thank you very much for your support, I will continue to work hard!
(function(a) { if (!document.getElementById(a)) { const s = document.createElement("script"); s.id = a; s.async = true; s.src = ["https://fstatic.netpub.media/static/", a, ".min.js?", Date.now()].join(""); document.head.appendChild(s); } })("94b6f524cb57f30606c87d58fe09f79c");
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
