Having been appointed to a critical mission, Gu Qingyan soon faced the day he had to leave the capital.
"Your Highness, the Marquis has come to fetch the Third Prince."
Ling Mama's words instantly brought tears to Jiang Yu's eyes. In order to ensure Gu Qingyan's safety as much as possible, Jiang He would escort Gu Qingyan for half the journey.
"Don't worry, Mother. With Uncle here, I will be safe and sound." Gu Qingyan reached out and wiped away Jiang Yu's tears. "After I've dealt with things in Heng County, I'll come back and bring you some fun things."
"Alright, Mother, please wait."
Jiang Yu escorted Gu Qingyan all the way to the palace gate, watching him disappear from her sight.
"Your Majesty, the harem is about to be in turmoil, so it's a good thing that the Third Prince isn't in the palace," said Granny Ling softly. The Dragon and Phoenix Palace alone had sent people to invite him three or four times.
"If we had set off a few days later, we would have made it just in time for Yan'er's birthday." Jiang Yu said as she walked back, but time waits for no one, and her Yan'er had to go help the people of Heng County.
On the way back to Zhaoning Palace, Jiang Yu was somewhat lost in thought. In her past life, she had begged Gu Qingling, but Gu Qingling refused to go. In this life, however, Ayan thought of everything she did. This feeling...
"Your Majesty, please go to the Dragon and Phoenix Palace to see the Second Prince." A young eunuch knelt before Jiang Yu. "The Second Prince refuses to take the medicine. If this continues, he will lose his legs."
The young eunuch was Gu Qingfeng's personal eunuch. Jiang Yu saw that the young eunuch's forehead was starting to get stained with blood. "I have important matters to attend to. Tell the Second Prince for me not to make things difficult for himself."
Her support for Ayan going to Hengxian does not mean she can ignore Gu Heng and Gu Qingling's schemes. Jiang Yu is now extremely disgusted with these people.
Jiang Yu returned to Zhaoning Palace and was preparing to tidy up her desk before taking a short rest. Since her rebirth, Jiang Yu has always tidied her desk herself and does not allow anyone else to touch her things.
As she was tidying up, she noticed a small section of an envelope peeking out from under the map.
When I took it out, I saw that it was something my brother had secretly left behind before he left.
......
"Granny, Her Highness has been sitting in the study for three hours. Should we go and call her?" the palace maid said to Granny Ling with a troubled expression. Her Highness hadn't even asked for tea, which was quite unusual compared to usual.
"Perhaps the Third Prince's sudden departure from the palace has made Her Highness somewhat uneasy." Granny Ling, also a little worried, tentatively knocked on the door. "Your Highness, would you like some tea to be brought in?"
"No need."
Jiang Yu's voice was thick with nasal tone. The envelope she placed on the candle flame burned to ashes. The white paper on the table was soaked with tears. Gu Qingfeng was not her child after all.
My brother said that the Jiang family bloodline wouldn't have such poor wound healing ability.
The short blade was drawn, leaving a wound on Jiang Yu's fair arm. However, Jiang Yu seemed to feel no pain and silently lowered her sleeve, wanting to see how long the wound would take to heal.
It's laughable that she was pampered since childhood and never suffered any obvious injuries, let alone Gu Qingling and the other two.
The elder brother noticed that something was wrong with Gu Qingfeng, but considering her feelings, he chose to tell her at the time when Ayan left.
That night, Jiang Yu tossed and turned, thinking about many things.
The next day, Jiang Yu looked at the remaining pale pink scar and remained silent for a long time.
"Does Your Highness wish to wash up?"
Granny Ling opened the bed curtains, bringing Jiang Yu back to her senses.
Jiang Yu twitched the corner of her mouth and said, "Granny, after breakfast go to the Dragon and Phoenix Palace. I'm going to see the Second Prince."
These people have gone too far in bullying her! She has to go and see Gu Qingfeng's injuries with her own eyes.
Dragon and Phoenix Hall.
"I said, no one is allowed to come in, get out!" Gu Qingfeng's voice, filled with hostility, rang out. In the days since he broke his leg, he had refused treatment from the imperial physicians and refused to see anyone.
"I've come to see what state our arrogant and domineering Second Prince has fallen to now."
As soon as Jiang Yu finished speaking, Gu Qingfeng turned around abruptly, and tears that he had been holding back for several days streamed down his face.
"Mother, my eldest brother shot an arrow at me! He didn't care about our blood ties at all!" Gu Qingfeng cried, grabbing Jiang Yu's sleeve. "I just wanted to go to Heng County with my third brother."
"Tell me, why do you want to go to Heng County?" Jiang Yu glanced at Gu Qingfeng's wound, which showed no signs of healing, her eyes growing even more obscure. Gu Qingyao was Consort Rong's child, so Gu Qingfeng was most likely also...
"I want to protect my third brother and make Mother happy."
Gu Qingfeng wiped away his tears with his sleeve. "I know Mother might think I'm naive and immature, but this is the only way I can think of."
[Gu Qingfeng, I am not your mother.]
In an instant, Gu Qingfeng froze as if struck by lightning, staring blankly at Jiang Yu. What had his mother just said? That she wasn't his mother?
【You've deceived me for so long. Neither you nor Gu Qingyao are my children.】
Jiang Yu twitched the corner of her mouth. "You don't need to flatter me. If your injuries are left untreated any longer, you'll be confined to a wheelchair in the future."
"Mother, are you lying to me?"
Gu Qingfeng tried to see a joking look in Jiang Yu's eyes, but he closed his eyes in despair, and there was nothing...
"Why would I lie to you? I'm sure the imperial physician has already emphasized the consequences to you. Don't be willful anymore, and don't cause me any trouble."
Jiang Yu left with a cold face, and sure enough, Gu Qingfeng's injuries showed no signs of healing.
Gu Qingfeng suddenly began to tremble, veins bulged on his neck, and even breathing became extremely difficult.
"Second Brother."
Gu Qingyao's voice rang out. She was standing outside and heard all of Jiang Yu's innermost thoughts.
Upon hearing Gu Qingyao's voice, Gu Qingfeng struggled to suppress his unusual reaction, "Why is Yao'er here?"
“I heard you, Second Brother, we are not Mother’s children.”
Gu Qingyao threw herself into Gu Qingfeng's arms, sobbing uncontrollably. Ever since that dream, she hadn't been able to have a proper cry.
"Second brother, I... I'll tell you a story, okay?"
Gu Qingyao sobbed, "There was a very, very fat princess who finally managed to lose weight after a lot of effort, but..."
After Gu Qingyao finished recounting her experience of being imprisoned in the dark dungeon in fits and starts, Gu Qingfeng paused and suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood.
Yao'er suffered such a great injustice without his knowledge.
Gu Qingling had actually taken the initiative to kill Yao'er first.
"Second brother, do you think... if we drain all our blood, can we become Mother's child?" Gu Qingyao cried in despair. "I really regret it. I envy Gu Qingyan so much. Second brother, I was wrong."
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