Even after he recovered from his illness, Gu Yanwei had no intention of making it public. He had been ill for so many years and was not afraid of others calling him a sickly person for a few more years.
On the other hand, the prince has been in a bad mood for a long time since he met Queen Pei.
Although Wang Qingluo was not a meticulous person, the prince was her husband after all, so she naturally noticed that something was wrong with him. After persisting for several days, she finally spoke up, "Whatever is on your mind, you can tell me. We are husband and wife. If you don't even tell me, who else do you want to tell?"
The prince shook his head, "No..."
"Could it be that you think I'm pregnant, old, and ugly, and you have someone else, so you don't want to talk to me anymore?" After hearing what Wang Qingluo said, the prince repeatedly said no. Wang Qingluo looked at him, "Since we are husband and wife, what can't we talk about?"
The prince sighed and said, "Do you still remember Nanny Wang who brought you medicine a few days ago?"
"How could I forget this?" Wang Qingluo said, "Speaking of which, didn't Your Highness go to the palace to report to the Queen? Did you catch the real murderer?" After all, she had married into the royal family as a daughter-in-law. Wang Qingluo knew that as long as it involved the struggle for the throne, there would always be endless struggles. And she was pregnant with the prince's first child.
The eldest grandson of the emperor, who wouldn't want to take the top spot? The prince smiled bitterly, "The real murderer has been caught, but I can't do anything to her..." He looked at Wang Qingluo again, "I just feel guilty about you."
"What do you mean by ashamed of me?" Wang Qingluo smiled. "Why do you say that? After all, we are husband and wife, and husband and wife are one. I know the difficulties of your identity. Even if we can't deal with the real murderer, we just need to be more careful in the future."
"But what if the real murderer is our mother?" the prince suddenly asked.
Wang Qingluo dropped the medicine bowl in her hand and looked at the prince in disbelief. "What did you say?" How could it be possible? How could this be possible!
"Which grandmother in the world would harm her own grandson?" Wang Qingluo kept shaking her head, "I don't believe it—" Although she said this, she couldn't help crying.
Judging from the attitude of Empress Pei towards her after she became pregnant, it was not clear that she liked her very much. Nanny Wang was the confidant of Empress Hu. Who could bribe her? Besides, the prince had his head hit by the door, so he would frame his mother for murdering his child? Wang Qingluo cried bitterly, and the prince hugged her in his arms, "It's all because of the dispute over the throne..." He felt so sorry for his wife and children that he didn't hide anything at this moment, and only told her all the plans of Empress Pei. Wang Qingluo was worried, and her fingers turned white, "What if your mother wants to get rid of me and my child?"
If it doesn't matter to Wang Qingluo, she will be strong as a mother. The first time, Queen Pei still cared about the child in her belly and just killed the mother and kept the child. But if it didn't work once, what if it happened again? Can she still keep the child in her belly?
"Don't worry, you are my wife, and the baby in your belly is my flesh and blood. I will protect you no matter when and where." said the prince.
Wang Qingluo was relieved and just murmured: "But I don't understand why my mother did this?"
The prince bowed his head, "Because Marquis Gu... Father has always been wary of Marquis Gu's military power. Now that Marquis Gu has won another battle, he will be even more popular than before. Although Princess Kangle has made many outstanding achievements in the army, she is still a member of the Marquis's Mansion. Father may have conferred her the title of Princess, intending to grant her a marriage to divide the Marquis's military power."
Wang Qingluo was stunned, "Father, are you going to get married?"
The prince shook his head, "Since I'm married, I won't be myself. But now Lord Kangle is already a fat piece of meat in everyone's eyes, and everyone is staring at him. My mother doesn't want the military power to fall into someone else's hands..."
At this point, Wang Qingluo naturally understood everything. The prince told her everything, so she certainly didn't doubt that her husband would betray her. But she became worried again. She knew her mother well, and she would not give up until she achieved her goal...
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Since the emperor intends to grant Shen Qingqiu a marriage, he will naturally not delay.
The next day, after Gu Yong went to court, the emperor praised him in front of everyone in the court, and then issued an edict to grant Shen Qingqiu a marriage.
Even if Gu Yong has great power, as long as he has not thought of rebelling against the emperor's edict, he cannot disobey it.
I could only delay it by finding an excuse that my daughter was still young and I wanted to stay for another year or two.
After returning home, Gu Yong told Liu what happened in the court. Liu said, "How can this be possible? With Qiu'er's personality, how can she be happy for the rest of her life if she marries into the royal family?" She knew her daughter well. Even though Qiu'er was strong and domineering, her daughter had the ability to live comfortably even if she didn't get married.
Liu had even thought about it. She was afraid that her daughter would not live happily in the future, so she might as well find a husband for her. With her strong personality, how could she marry off to a wealthy family? She could just find a man with an ordinary background and a good personality.
But how could such a husband be found in the royal family? Putting aside the issue of origin, all the royal relatives, no matter how good their personalities were, were spoiled. Although she was her own daughter, Liu had to admit that Qiu'er had a bad temper. If she also married someone with a bad temper, wouldn't they become a couple who would curse each other every day?
"Of course I understand your concerns, but he is the emperor after all, and I can't just refuse him outright."
Gu Yong clenched his fists. He was really impatient with the emperor's speculation. If his family of five were not in the capital, he would not be able to evacuate the whole family quickly. When the bastard emperor wanted to make a fuss about his daughter, he should have rebelled! "What else can we do now? The emperor has granted the marriage. Can this be delayed?" Liu looked at her husband and asked with a little hope.
Liu's face was originally gentle and beautiful. After giving birth again and recuperating for several months, she was much more plump than before. Now, looking at her under the lamp, it seemed as if she had returned to the first time they met. Gu Yong saw that her eyes were tense and looked like she was crying under the lamp, so he smiled and said, "Who do you say your husband is?"
Liu didn't know why he suddenly asked this, so she said, "It's you."
"Who am I then?"
"Gu Yong, Lord Gu?"
Gu Yong held his wife's face in his hands and said, "It's the powerful Marquis Gu. The ministers think so, the emperor thinks so, so what's wrong with me being the powerful Marquis Gu for the sake of my wife and children?"
Liu was shocked and hurriedly pulled his hand, "No, you can't disobey the order, my lord, don't be impulsive, think about the old lady and our brother Tuan!"
Gu Yong smiled, "Of course I won't disobey the order, don't worry." He took Liu's hand and patted it gently, "I know what you think, you want to keep Qiu'er for a few more days, and I don't want to let Qiu'er go. But the emperor's move is to marry Qiu'er to the royal family, so as to divide my military power."
"The emperor is not in his prime anymore, and he might die at any time. By then, with so many princes fighting for the throne, it would be a bloody storm." He was unwilling to involve the Marquis' Mansion in such a situation, nor did he want his daughter to become a pawn in the struggle for imperial power.
"Qiu'er is not young anymore. You should look for some suitable men in private and arrange marriages for them as soon as possible." Even if the emperor wanted to grant a marriage, he had to grant an unmarried girl, right?
His daughter is already married, can the emperor still order a divorce? Liu's eyes widened when she heard this, "Is this really okay? If the emperor wants to grant Qiu'er a marriage, we will marry Qiu'er, won't he blame us for this?"
Gu Yong smiled and said, "I didn't disobey your order. Qiu'er's marriage was arranged by you a year ago. If he is not afraid of being criticized by the people, then he can blame me."
Liu understood immediately. It was still disobedience to the emperor's order, just in a different way. Since it was not an open disobedience, it could not be considered treason. No matter how angry the emperor was, as Gu Yong said, he was the Marquis Gu who had great power in the court!
If the emperor dared to touch him, would he really not be afraid of political unrest? "Okay, let's do it." Liu said, "I'll go call Mother Chen now."
Girls in this dynasty began to be engaged at the age of thirteen, and many aristocratic girls stayed longer, until they were fifteen or sixteen. Qiu'er was not considered young now.
"Why do you ask Mother Chen to come over so late?" Gu Yong grabbed her hand.
"There is no time to lose," Liu said, "Since we need to find a husband for Qiu'er before the emperor forces her to marry, Mother Chen has many men of the right age. I—"
Before she could finish her words, she was pulled into Gu Yong's arms, "Why did you come back with either Tuan Ge'er or Qiu'er? Did you forget that you still have a husband like me?"
He leaned on her arms, and Liu didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "What are you talking about, Lord?"
"It's only one night and the lights are off. What can you and Mother Chen do? You'd better spend some time with your husband so that he can have the energy to protest the emperor's will tomorrow."
Liu looked at Gu Yong. Although they were an old couple now compared to when they were first married, his passion for her remained the same.
After such a long time, he still didn't have any concubines or maids. Naturally, Liu was very grateful. Between husband and wife, it is not possible for one person to always make sacrifices.
Thinking of this, she deliberately softened her posture and whispered into Gu Yong's ear: "In that case, I will reward the Marquis tonight~"
She had never treated him like this in all their years of marriage. Gu Yong was so overjoyed that he picked her up and carried her sideways.
The red candles burned brightly and the bed curtains swayed all night long.
The next day, Liu woke up with dark circles under her eyes. Mother Chen brought hot water to help her wash up. "Madam, you must be careful. You might get pregnant again. You haven't recovered yet."
Although having many children and grandchildren is a blessing, this little prince has only been born for a short time. The imperial physician said it would be best to raise him for a year or so before having a child. "
Liu blushed at what Madam Chen said, and she was also annoyed with Gu Yong. It was him who had been making trouble for her last night, and Madam Chen knew about it, and the servants in the outer courtyard must have known about it too.
"I know. I know my limits." She quickly skipped the topic and continued, "Didn't you have a picture album of young men of marriageable age in the capital a few days ago? Bring it here. I'll go find the old lady later."
When Mother Chen heard this, she said, "Are you going to find a husband for the girl? But Madam, didn't you say before that there's no rush and that we should wait and see for a year or two until the girl is older before discussing it with the old lady?"
Liu shook her head, "I was distracted before. Qiu'er's marriage must be taken seriously now."
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