The maidservant did not mention a word about Kou Mingxue's own bad deeds, but exaggerated the many years she was away from the Marquis's Mansion.
Marquis Changping already felt guilty towards Kou Mingxue, so he had no choice but to let it go.
He sighed, thinking that it was his own fault.
These words not only refer to Kou Mingxue, but also to himself.
When I rushed to Kou Mingxue's room, she was lying on the bed with her hair disheveled, acting like a madman.
"Ahh! Get away from me! Get away from me!"
Insults were useless. If Gu Yunni was here, she would have seen it. The female ghost looked disgusted for a while, then floated over and continued to blow air at Kou Mingxue.
There was no need for any other means, this alone was enough to scare Kou Mingxue to death.
"Dad! Dad, come here quickly and chase her away!" Kou Mingxue was like grabbing a life-saving straw.
But what can Marquis Changping do?
Thinking of what Gu Yunni had said before, he said, "Don't be afraid. She wanted to leave when the truth came out, but it was your words that made her stay. Can't you bear the consequences of your own actions?"
Kou Mingxue was shocked, "Dad, how could you say such a thing?"
The female ghost was also shocked. She went over and blew on the face of Marquis Changping.
The biting coldness made Marquis Changping shiver with a pale face.
But he forced himself to remain calm and ignored her, saying to Kou Mingxue, "Just let her have enough fun and calm down. It's good that you don't go out during this period of time!"
"What's the meaning?"
"You're under house arrest. Everyone in the capital must be talking about you. Do you want to go out and entertain them? For the next half month, you are not allowed to step out of the Marquis' Mansion! Got it?"
Kou Mingxue was frightened by the cold tone of Changping Hou. Looking at his back, hatred gradually emerged in her eyes.
Before one thing was settled, another arose. The maidservant of the wife of the Marquis of Changping came to report, "My Lord! The wife smashed the room!"
Marquis Changping rushed over again, feeling increasingly annoyed. If Gu Yunni were still there, the Marquis's Mansion would not be in such a mess.
But no matter how much I think about it, time cannot be reversed.
That night, Du Changming was so confused that he couldn't sleep in the Prince's Mansion, so he got up and went straight into the palace to ask the emperor.
"Changming? What's the matter with you coming here so late at night?" The emperor was very puzzled. His son was of average talent and diligence, and he had never come to the palace so late at night before.
At this time, the emperor was still reviewing memorials and had not rested.
"I know I am mediocre and cannot help you, Your Majesty. I feel deeply guilty, so I have specially ordered the servants to prepare some snacks. Please don't work so hard, Your Majesty."
After Du Changming finished speaking, the eunuch next to him took the food box from the servant and placed it in front of the emperor.
The emperor took two bites and a comfortable smile appeared on his face. Even so, he still said: "As the crown prince, you should think more about how to govern the country. Let others think about these trivial matters."
"Your Highness knows this is also out of concern for your father's health."
The father and son chatted for a while. Du Changming was very good at talking and made the emperor very happy.
Seeing that it was getting late, Du Changming finally asked about his purpose. "Father, I went to the Marquis of Changping's residence for a banquet today. I heard that you have approved the marriage between Sheng Mingyu, the son of the Duke of Anguo, and Gu Yunni?"
"Gu Yunni?" The emperor was stunned and couldn't remember who this person was for a moment.
"She is Gu Yunni, the daughter of the former Marquis of Changping, now a commoner."
"Oh." The emperor put down his teacup and looked at Du Changming and asked, "You came to ask me about this matter specifically. Are you interested in Gu Yunni?"
Du Changming immediately stood up and said quickly, "Father, I came here out of concern for your health, not because of their marriage. I just asked about it."
The emperor waved his hand. How could he not know whether it was convenient or not?
He was in this palace reviewing memorials every day. How often could the prince think of him? Especially at this late hour.
Normally at this time, the prince would have gone to bed long ago.
"It doesn't matter between father and son, and I don't mean to blame you. Please sit down. You just said I gave you permission? Did someone tell you something?"
"Father, Sheng Mingyu told me personally that he has proposed marriage to you and will marry Gu Yunni soon. But as the prince of Anguo, how can he marry a commoner?"
The emperor didn't speak for a long time.
But in the emperor's view, if Sheng Mingyu really wanted to marry Gu Yunni, he would of course agree.
But you have to know that Sheng Mingyu's previous fiancées were all arranged by his family. After something like that happened and three of his fiancées died tragically in succession, he was very worried.
"Mingyu wants to get married, and I won't stop him. He's been through so much before, and I don't think the Duke of Anguo would care about status anymore."
"How can that be possible!" Du Changming frowned and said sternly, "Sheng Mingyu not only represents himself, but also the reputation of the royal family. If others knew that he married a commoner as the Crown Prince's consort, wouldn't we be ridiculed?"
"When did you become so concerned about family background? Did I ever teach you that?"
This dynasty does not have a strict concept of family background. Some families are strict, while others are lax.
The emperor doesn't care about this. He only focuses on how to develop better and doesn't care about other things.
"Your son..." Du Changming thought for a long time but couldn't come up with any good reason.
He hoped that the family of the person he married would be able to help him, but it was not easy to say such things in front of the emperor.
The Emperor didn't know why he had such thoughts, so he tried to explain it from another perspective. "Gu Yunni grew up in a marquis's mansion. Although she has now lost her status as the marquis's legitimate daughter, she is not strictly speaking a commoner. And what's wrong with being a commoner? Aren't our taxes and the food and fodder for our troops all taken from the people? Marrying a child from an aristocratic family into a commoner isn't entirely bad, do you understand?"
Du Changming didn't understand. In his opinion, this was the reason the emperor was looking for to convince him.
But the previous excuse was no longer useful, so Du Changming had to change it.
"But Father, Gu Yunni doesn't like Sheng Mingyu. Do you still agree to this marriage?"
"dislike?"
"Yes, Gu Yunni originally loved me. I am the prince and have been taught by you. I behave differently outside, so it is normal for me to win the heart of a woman. But I didn't expect Sheng Mingyu to use some tricks to force Gu Yunni to be with him. Father, do you agree to this?" Du Changming said shamelessly, without feeling guilty at all.
In his opinion, his identity and status should be what women flock to, so how could any woman not like him?
Gu Yunni is cold to him now, she must be coerced by Sheng Mingyu, otherwise it wouldn't be like this!
Yes, it must be!
Du Changming comforted himself in his heart, not expecting that Gu Yunni had hardly spoken to him the whole day.
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