Gu Yanwei already had Gu Yong's powerful army, and with the help of Prince Yan, it was natural for him to defeat many enemies along the way.
By the time they were almost reaching the capital, many rebels had already surrendered without a fight. Gu Yanwei's army headed straight for the imperial city, but before he could even draw his bow, the people inside had surrendered and offered the eighth prince's head.
Gu Yanwei successfully quelled a war at the lowest cost.
Then the issue he was worried about now was not how to calm the court situation, but Shen Qingqiu.
In his heart and in terms of actual ability, Shen Qingqiu was the only queen he recognized. But for various reasons, he was forced to marry Ruisha. He naturally knew that although his Qingqiu seemed to have a bad temper, she actually cared about the overall situation the most, and she would not blame him for marrying Ruisha.
But Gu Yanwei couldn't help but blame himself.
It was he who promised to make her his queen, and it was he who promised not to hurt her in the future. Gu Yanwei himself knew very well that even though she didn't say it, she must be unhappy in her heart. And if there was a Ruisha between the two of them, how could they be happy?
When Gu Yong saw his son-in-law so depressed, he knew why.
But since he was Gu Yanwei's father-in-law and also his subordinate, it was not appropriate for him to interrupt in such matters. He bowed and retreated.
When Gu Yong returned to the Gu family, Liu was already there to greet him.
Tuan Ge'er was not young anymore. When he saw his father coming back, he kept asking for his father to hold him. Gu Yong picked up his son and took his wife into the house. The two of them went to pay their respects to Old Lady Xu first, and then returned to the couple's room.
It had been almost a year since they last saw each other. The couple could see tenderness in each other's eyes and naturally had endless things to talk about.
Liu's eyes were red and swollen. Although Gu Yong was an ever-victorious general on the battlefield, the women in the inner house could not go to the battlefield and could not see his heroic figure on the battlefield. So they could only fantasize about him in the house. During this period, Liu had had countless nightmares. Now that her husband had returned safely, she finally let go of the heavy stone in her heart.
"I'm coming back safely, so why are your eyes so red?" Gu Yong said, reaching out to touch her eyes.
After all, the two hadn't seen each other for more than a year, so they finally got to know each other well. Liu blushed a little, dodged a little, and said, "My Lord, is there anything you want to eat? I'll ask the servants to make it for you."
Gu Yong didn't care about his stomach at the moment. With his lovely wife by his side, he wished he could swallow her alive!
With a soft cry of "Ah——", Liu was already carried across the tent by him.
What happened next is self-evident.
When the couple was lying in bed talking at night, they naturally talked about the recent war. Liu said that she was afraid, and Gu Yong just comforted her, "After this time, the border will be stable, and I don't have to go out so often. It's better for me to stay at home with you and the children."
Liu was happy at first, but then her mood became uncontrollably gloomy.
"What's wrong?" Gu Yong keenly noticed the change in her mood.
Liu sighed, "My Lord, you said that the border is stable because of the King of Yan, right?"
The son-in-law married a princess of Yan State, which naturally stabilized the border. But her daughter, the position of queen that originally belonged to her was taken by other women time and time again.
From the perspective of justice, no one can say that King Gu Yanwei did something wrong, but from the perspective of her daughter, Liu felt sorry for her. Now people in the capital city don't know how many people think that her daughter is the queen. If Princess Ruisha doesn't return to the palace soon, how can her daughter save face?
Liu knew that her daughter might not be someone who cared much about face, but she knew better how her daughter felt about the emperor?
If Gu Yanwei treats Princess Ruisa badly, it will cause internal strife between the two countries, which is not only what my daughter does not want to see, but also what all the subjects do not want to see. But if Gu Yanwei treats Ruisa too well for the overall situation, won't my daughter be angry and jealous?
No matter how Liu looked at it, she felt that her daughter had reached this point and it was a dead end.
Gu Yong naturally understood her thoughts, "If that doesn't work, why not ask Qiu'er to leave the palace. The sea is wide for fish to leap, and the sky is high for birds to fly. This is the path she should take."
Liu frowned when she heard her husband's words, "Isn't this asking her to divorce? How can this be possible?"
Gu Yong said: "A short pain is worse than a long one. The deeper her feelings for the emperor, the more uncomfortable it will be for her to live with him day and night." Gu Yong also understood his daughter. She was willing to stay in the palace because of Gu Yanwei. But now that there is such a big insurmountable problem between them, why must they continue to force themselves together?
"I think if Qiu'er really wants to leave, I will write a letter of resignation and then use the excuse that I am not feeling well and ask Qiu'er to go home to take care of me. And the emperor... I'm sure he will understand." Gu Yong said.
At this point, Liu could only nod in response to his proposal.
But just when he made this decision, he unexpectedly received a letter from the State of Yan.
Liu had been with him these days, so naturally she saw the letter. The handwriting on the envelope was beautiful, and it was obvious that it was written by a woman. Liu couldn't help but feel a little jealous, "I didn't expect that the Marquis had a female confidant in Yan State? I underestimated you and was worried that you would be distracted on the battlefield, but I didn't expect that you were not only good at fighting, but you were also able to make a Yan State woman write to you in just a year."
Gu Yong laughed when he heard this, "What are you talking about? Are you jealous?"
Liu turned her head away and said nothing, so Gu Yong had to coax her, "Okay, this woman is my doctor in Yan State. I was seriously injured at that time, and I am afraid that without her, I would have died long ago. It is not an exaggeration to say that she is my savior. There is really no other relationship between her and me."
After hearing that he was injured in Yan State, Liu no longer cared about anything else and only asked him where the wound was and whether it still hurt.
Gu Yong said, "I didn't tell you because I was afraid you would worry. It's been so long, the wound has healed a long time ago."
Liu was relieved. Gu Yong opened the letter and couldn't help laughing after reading it. "Perhaps Qiu'er and the emperor haven't reached that stage yet." Then he stood up and said, "I want to go to the palace."
Gu Yong immediately went into the palace and told Gu Yanwei all the news in the letter.
Gu Yanwei had been trying to figure out a way to deal with this matter recently, but he couldn't think of a good way. After all, although he didn't touch the princess, he couldn't tell anyone about this kind of thing, and if he dismissed the princess, it would be like killing the donkey after it had done its work.
Now this letter just happened to solve his urgent problem.
"Lord Gu, I'm worried about letting someone else handle this matter." Gu Yanwei looked at Gu Yong.
Gu Yong knelt down with his hands clasped, "Don't worry, Your Majesty. I will definitely share your worries." Even if it was not for Gu Yanweiwei, just for his daughter, he would make sure to do this beautifully.
Gu Yanwei nodded and immediately wrote an imperial edict, ordering Gu Yong to go to the State of Yan.
Princess Ruisha, who was far away in the State of Yan, was waiting for Zi Gu Yanwei to take her back to the Central Plains to be the queen.
But at this moment, the personal maid Zi Lan rushed in, "Princess, something bad has happened!"
"What's the rush?"
"He's here!" Zilan said.
"Who's here?" Princess Risa asked puzzled.
Zi Lan had no choice but to say, "Lord Qiu has returned to the palace and is already at the princess's palace gate, saying he wants to see you!"
When Ruisha heard this, she was stunned. After a moment, she pinched her palms and said, "What if he returns to the court? I have already married the emperor of the Central Plains. Besides, he didn't like me in the first place. There is nothing wrong with me making plans for myself."
In fact, before Gu Yanwei, Ruisha had been married once, to Lord Qiu, a great general of the State of Yan.
But unfortunately, this was all Princess Risa's wishful thinking. Lord Qiu refused to marry the princess publicly, which led to not many people knowing about their marriage. After this man wanted to abandon herself and her son for victory on the battlefield, Risa completely gave up on him.
In addition, the State of Yan happened to be planning an alliance with the Central Plains.
The emperor of the Central Plains was deeply in love with his sweetheart. Risa had never experienced such a feeling, so she naturally yearned for it.
"What's the use of him coming back? My son will never come back. I don't want to see him. Let him go." Risa said heartlessly.
Zi Lan heard the order and was about to go to the door to stop someone, but at this moment a tall figure rushed in.
Qiu Shengbai said: "You are my wife, but you want to marry someone else while I am away? Princess, do you really think I am dead?"
Raisa said: "Yes, you are already dead in my heart."
Qiu Shengbai was so angry that he was speechless for a while. After he calmed down, he just said: "I will not allow you to marry someone else."
Ruisha naturally knew Qiu Shengbai's ability. "But I'm already married. I'm a princess of Yan State, and I'm married to the emperor of the Central Plains for the sake of friendly relations between the two countries. Lord Qiu, do you want to let the people of the two countries fall into war for your own selfish desires?"
Qiu Shengbai's eyes flashed with pain, "Risa, why did you do this?"
He knew that he had neglected her over the years as he had been on the battlefield all the time, but it was precisely because she was the princess of Yan that he wanted to protect this land well.
"Is it because I'm fighting outside all year round and can't accompany you? But he is the emperor of Central Plains, he will only be busier than me? Three palaces, six courtyards and seventy-two concubines, do you think he will treat you sincerely?" Qiu Shengbai said sadly.
A mocking look flashed across Ruisha's face. "No matter what the emperor is like, he is at least willing to protect the people around him? And you, you ignore your wife and son, Qiu Shengbai, you made me wonder whether I married a man or a cold-blooded weapon for the past three years!"
After hearing her words, Qiu Shengbai couldn't help but take two steps back. He didn't expect that she would look at him like this.
"Lord Qiu, I believe that husbands and wives should be honest with each other. You hid everything from the princess so that she would not worry about you. Now it seems that you have made a big mistake."
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