Gu Yunru gritted her teeth and bowed to the empress dowager. The atmosphere in the entire hall was very heavy.

"Get up."

When the empress dowager's lazy and casual voice sounded, Gu Yunru felt as if a thousand-pound stone was pressing on her heart. She always felt suffocated and very unnatural here.

"Do you know why I asked you to enter the palace today?"

Gu Yunru's palms began to sweat again. Why did these people always ask questions even though they knew the answer? If she didn't know, how could she be so nervous?

"In reply to the Queen Mother, I know I am guilty of not allowing the princess to stay in the palace. Now that I have this idea."

Gu Yunru reluctantly put the blame on herself. The empress dowager suddenly laughed out loud. The always solemn empress dowager's sudden laughter made her feel even more uneasy.

"If the Queen Mother wants to punish me, please don't involve my family. This is all my problem."

Gu Yunru gritted her teeth and took the blame. It would be better to die or live quickly.

"Why are you so nervous? I haven't thanked you properly yet."

The style of the painting suddenly changed. The empress dowager's expression softened, and she personally got down from the chair to help her up.

Gu Yunru couldn't believe that the empress dowager could have such a change. She trembled and didn't know what to say. The nanny asked someone to serve tea and took the palace maids away. Only the empress dowager and her were left in the hall.

"Empress Dowager, don't you blame me?" Gu Yunru looked at the Empress Dowager in fear. Taking a closer look, she felt that she was a beauty in her old age.

"I am so happy, how could I blame you? I let the princess go." The Queen Mother laughed mysteriously. It turned out that the princess was let go by the Queen Mother. No wonder the princess was able to escape successfully under the guard of so many people.

"But why did the Queen Mother do this?" Gu Yunru was really puzzled. As expected, no one in the royal family could guess what she was thinking.

"I want the princess to pursue her own happiness, but I am afraid that those pedantic ministers in the palace will oppose it, so I have to use this method."

When the Queen Mother said this, the soft light in her eyes became brighter, no longer as solemn and dignified as when they first met.

"So that's how it is. Why did the Queen Mother call me a commoner today?" Gu Yunru was still panicking. At this time, the old nanny came in and whispered something in the Queen Mother's ear.

The Queen Mother nodded as if she had expected it, and said, "I knew he would come."

It’s Rong Zhen.

The first thought that flashed through Gu Yunru's mind was this name.

This big devil is coming? He received the news too quickly.

Sure enough, Rong Zhen walked in from outside the palace. Normally, he would not easily set foot in the Empress Dowager's palace, but for Gu Yunru, he repeatedly violated his principles.

"Youth pays homage to your mother." Rong Zhen bowed, but there was no warmth in his eyes.

"You're here. I've been waiting for you for a long time." The Queen Mother smiled and looked at Gu Yunru and said, "Gu Yunru instigated the princess to leave the palace. Your crime is unforgivable."

Gu Yunru's heart skipped a beat. The Queen Mother was going to use her as a target.

But looking at the Queen Mother's expression, you can tell that she is obviously trying to test Rong Zhen's reaction.

Rong Zhen indeed became nervous, with a kind of intimidating power in his eyes.

"This matter has nothing to do with her. If mother must punish, then punish me." Rong Zhen's words completely exposed his character. The empress dowager nodded with satisfaction. It seemed that the choice of his wife was set in stone.

"You want to take the blame for her, but what are your two identities?" the Queen Mother continued. Gu Yunru lowered her head awkwardly. She could only take a deep breath silently.

"She...she is my son's wife-to-be. No matter what mistakes she made, I can take the blame for her."

This manly remark didn't sound awkward coming out of his mouth, but Gu Yunru still couldn't look him in the face, and couldn't help but mutter in her heart: Who made you bear the blame? "Okay, the Queen Mother also wants to see you two get married as soon as possible. As long as you get married, there will be nothing to worry about, and the Queen Mother won't care about this matter anymore."

It turned out that the Queen Mother wanted to force a marriage. Gu Yunru reacted immediately and raised her eyes and said, "Your Majesty, you can't..."

Rong Zhen was quite hurt when he saw Gu Yunru's reaction.

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"What?" The Queen Mother looked at Gu Yunru in confusion. She had long been fond of Gu Yunru and had sent people to secretly investigate her. She felt that this woman was insightful and upright, and would be a good choice for the royal family. What was even more difficult was that Zhen'er also liked this woman.

Gu Yunru rolled her eyes, thinking of what to say to prevaricate, but when she saw Rong Zhen's expression seemed a little dissatisfied, she swallowed silently, calmed her mind, and said, "It's like this, Queen Mother, the prince and I have an agreement, and the day for it to be fulfilled has not yet come, so the marriage can be postponed for a while, there is no need to be so anxious."

They had already discussed it before that if she could cure his strange disease, he would set her free. She originally thought that there would be nothing wrong in being a princess and living a carefree life, but when she thought of his weird temper, she didn't want to suffer around him.

"It seems that you two have already made plans. If that's the case, I don't have to worry about it."

The Queen Mother originally wanted to keep the two of them for a while, but Rong Zhen found nothing to do here and left on the pretext of something, still as cold and expressionless as last time. Gu Yunru looked at the Queen Mother's lost eyes, which showed her naturally melancholy temperament. Fine lines had quietly climbed up the corners of her eyes, and her eyes instantly became dim.

"Queen Mother, please relax. I will definitely say more to Rong Zhen so that you and your son can resolve the rift as soon as possible."

Gu Yunru couldn't bear to see the Queen Mother's disappointed expression, so she said this to comfort her, but the Queen Mother's expression changed, and she looked at her and said, "What kind of rift could there be between me and the prince? Did you listen to the rumors in the palace?"

After hearing this, Gu Yunru really didn't know how to respond. Everyone in the royal family had this strange habit.

"I... just saw that the prince's reaction was a little different from the emperor's attitude towards you, the queen mother, so I made a bold guess. Please calm down, the queen mother."

Gu Yunru stopped when she saw that she was going well. The Queen Mother saw that she looked very terrified and helped her up and said, "Alright, you don't need to perform such a grand ceremony in front of me. If you become a princess in the future, your relationship with me will be closer. Don't forget me when the time comes."

"yes."

Coming out of the Empress Dowager's bedroom, Gu Yunru breathed a sigh of relief. Every time he came here, he felt a heavy feeling, but after leaving, he felt relieved.

As I was walking, I almost bumped into a figure. I took a step back and looked up. It was Rong Zhen. When I saw him, I immediately lost all interest and walked straight forward.