Chapter 53: You and my royal brother have been sleeping together?
When Zhao Mingzhu returned to Tingchaoyuan, she saw Gu Yu leisurely drinking tea in the courtyard.
"Oh my, who is this honored guest? He has made my courtyard so bright and beautiful."
Zhao Mingzhu swung her handkerchief and began to act out the story: "I've begged and prayed to you in the past, but you, a Buddha, could never be invited into my house. Now you've come to my house on your own. What a rare guest!"
Gu Yu raised his head and drank the last sip of tea: "You and my royal brother have been sleeping together?"
This question should not be asked to people like Zhao Mingzhu and Gu Qingheng who are already married, but she vaguely remembered Zhao Mingzhu emphasizing that the emperor's reputation has always been there.
But she had just seen a jade pendant belonging to her royal brother on Zhao Mingzhu's dressing table, and... Gu Yu set his eyes on the rose stand.
The rose seeds tributed by Siam, it is said that the palace gardeners took ten years to cultivate this one, and now it has also come to Tingchaoyuan.
Zhao Mingzhu looked at Gu Yu's sharp eyes, and her body trembled. She almost cried out in injustice: "He is still innocent!"
Zhao Mingzhu was really afraid that Gu Yu would misunderstand, so she quickly said:
"It's only because of the Empress Dowager, she... uh, anyway, the matter is a little difficult to talk about, so your royal brother moved here."
Gu Yu supported his cheek with his hand, looked attentively, and said lazily:
"Princess, you don't need to explain. I don't actually care whether you sleep or not, why you sleep or how you sleep."
Zhao Mingzhu: “…” Sister, you don’t have to say the last few words.
"But honest advice hurts. I want to remind you that Gu Qingheng is so cunning that you will never be able to surpass him in eight lifetimes. Don't underestimate him."
"Am I that stupid?" Zhao Mingzhu was unconvinced.
"Otherwise?" Gu Yu simply asked back.
Zhao Mingzhu was devastated. She defended herself, "I'm actually quite clever. Someone used you and An Yun as bait, but I just turned around and left. I didn't fall for it at all."
Gu Yu frowned after hearing this, and she said seriously: "Who is it?"
"Prince Jing Gu Xun, I was deceived when I was young and ignorant, but I stopped at the brink of death and he is here to question me."
Zhao Mingzhu spared no effort to say that she was also a victim.
"Gu Yan is here too?" Gu Yu asked.
"No, it's Gu Xun. I think this brother and sister don't get along well." Zhao Mingzhu sat next to her and thought of what Gu Yan said when she was at the palace gate.
"By the way, Gu Yu, can I ask you about that piece of advice that hurts the ear? Is Gu Qingheng really that powerful?"
In fact, Zhao Mingzhu has always known that Gu Qingheng should not be underestimated, but because she has not witnessed Gu Qingheng's dark side with her own eyes, she is a little curious.
Gu Yu tilted his head to look at her. There was a question on Zhao Mingzhu's face, and her starry eyes were like glass, clear and transparent.
They are eyes that have never been infected by conspiracy or intrigue.
"Zhao Mingzhu, do you know how many princes and princesses our father has had?"
Zhao Mingzhu didn't know, she shook her head.
"There are twelve sons and six daughters in total, and the youngest is four years old." Gu Yu slowly approached her and said softly.
Zhao Mingzhu's eyelashes trembled after hearing this: "What does this have to do with your brother?"
Gu Yu smiled, as if laughing at Zhao Mingzhu's knowing question. "But the only ones left alive are me, your biological sister, and Gu Xun and Gu Yan. He has already wielded great power. Gu Xun is inhumane, and there's no chance of him shaking his position in this lifetime."
Zhao Mingzhu's heart sank. "He killed them all? But with so many people, he couldn't really..."
Zhao Mingzhu fell silent mid-sentence. How could it be impossible? Why was it impossible?
If she hadn't been lucky, she, the Crown Princess, would have died on her wedding night. He didn't care at all about the trouble the original owner's death would cause.
Gu Yu spoke of the past calmly, "Empress Yuan gave birth to Gu Xun and Gu Yan, and our mother became the successor. Naturally, their camps were at odds, and naturally, there had to be divisions within the harem. Gu Xun's maternal family was more powerful than ours, so they joined Empress Yuan's children's camp."
Maybe I don’t really want to take sides, but the result is the same.
Zhao Mingzhu felt a chill on her neck, and she suddenly began to reflect on whether she had been too lax recently and had forgotten to please the client.
What if he wants to kill her again one day? Can she still hide from him?
Zhao Mingzhu rubbed the goose bumps on her arms. "Okay, I admit, you're right. I can't even catch up with him."
Gu Yu suddenly chuckled: "You really believe it all? I said you are only a little smarter than An Yun."
Gu Yu slammed the table and laughed wildly: "Fool, but... I can deceive you with just a few words, let alone Gu Qingheng. You should stay away from him anyway. As a couple, you can just do it at night. It's safest to be the king and the subject on weekdays."
Zhao Mingzhu couldn't stand it anymore. She raised her fist and started to kill: "I treated you as a sister, but you treated me like a dog!"
Gu Yu lifted her skirt and ran away: the fluttering shawl attracted two cats, which chased her.
Gu Yu shook the scarf: "Who knew you didn't doubt me at all? It made me feel no sense of accomplishment at all."
Zhao Mingzhu snorted coldly after hearing this and took the cat away from her arms: "The door is over there, take care."
Gu Yu touched the cat reluctantly, then left with a satisfied smile.
But she glanced at the blooming red roses, her visions were blood-red, and she seemed to hear the pleas for mercy from her brothers and sisters.
Then it stopped abruptly, leaving only the pungent smell of blood.
It is already surprising that Zhao Mingzhu can still live to this day.
If Zhao Mingzhu is really taken seriously by her royal brother, then Zhao Mingzhu cannot escape. It is better to be less afraid of him, but not to really fall in love with him.
Being husband and wife with the etiquette of ruler and subject is the best choice.
Zhao Mingzhu slammed the door shut. When she saw Yinzhu standing in the corridor, she remembered what she had said.
Although Gu Yu said that he lied to her, what if this was also a lie?
Gu Qingheng… Zhao Mingzhu's heart grew alert, and she slapped her forehead. She was just talking about that illusion this morning. How could someone with such an iron fist have such a thing as love or not?!
Zhao Mingzhu came to her senses instantly and cursed herself for having had too many good days, which was why she started to have wild thoughts.
"Qiao'er, I'll only eat rice tonight. I want to think back to the good times!"
She must give herself a stern warning tonight, lest she really slide into the abyss without realizing it.
After a moment, Zhao Mingzhu suddenly remembered something even more shocking: Gu Xun is inhumane?!
Zhao Mingzhu thought for a moment and said, "This statement should be true. Tsk... is this inhumane? Damn scumbag, your retribution has come."
"No matter whether it's true or not..."
Zhao Mingzhu thought about it and asked Yinzhu to bring paper and pen, and a bold idea was born.
Gu Xun was not the victim in the eyes of the original owner. She couldn't suffer the loss in vain. She had to pay it back double to feel relieved.
"Anzi personally..."
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