Dragon and Phoenix Hall.
Gu Qingyao waited for a long time but Jiang Yu didn't appear. So long that the light in Gu Qingling's eyes, who was also waiting on the side, grew dimmer and dimmer.
"She's not coming."
Gu Qingyao's stomach started growling with hunger. Looking at the braised pork knuckle that Consort Rong had specially sent over, Gu Qingyao felt nauseous.
"Big brother, does she not want me anymore?"
Of the three siblings, Gu Qingyao was the one who needed someone to rely on the most. Perhaps because of the inferiority complex caused by her obesity, she only felt safe when she was with Consort Rong, where her figure was not mentioned.
"If Consort Rong gave birth to a younger sister who wasn't as fat and ugly as me, would Consort Rong still like me?"
Gu Qingling was at a loss for words when Gu Qingyao asked a series of questions. Gu Qingyao cried out, "Consort Rong lied to us. She clearly said she wouldn't have her own children. Even the Empress Dowager didn't lie to us, but she did."
When a person is on the verge of a breakdown, they will subconsciously think of details they used to disregard.
"Yao'er, you can't eat anymore." Jiang Yu earnestly advised, "Your mother asked the kitchen to make you something light and refreshing. You absolutely cannot eat those greasy things."
"You just despise me, you despise your own daughter." Upon hearing Jiang Yu's words, Gu Qingyao stood up and overturned the table. "So you just despise me for being fat? I'll just stay out of your sight."
After saying that, Gu Qingyao ignored Jiang Yu's calls from behind and ran back to Lingxi Palace.
Lingxi Palace always prepared Gu Qingyao's favorite dishes, and Gu Qingyao ate heartily while criticizing Jiang Yu's faults together with Consort Rong.
But what about now? Thinking back to the past, Gu Qingyao felt as if it were a lifetime ago.
"Yao'er, don't overthink it. No matter what happens, I will protect you." Gu Qingling felt a chill run through her body, realizing that she and her two siblings had inexplicably fallen into a situation where their father and mother didn't care for them.
"Brother, if I go to Zhaoning Palace now, will Mother forgive me?"
......
"What? Consort Rong didn't go to the Dragon and Phoenix Palace either?"
Upon hearing Wanji's report, Jiang Yu's mind instantly cleared; something was wrong.
[Judging from Consort Rong's usual behavior, even if she couldn't get out of bed, she would still find a way to go to the Dragon and Phoenix Palace to coax Gu Qingyao. Could it be that after having her own child, she no longer wants to serve those three ungrateful wretches?]
"Your Highness, only His Highness the Crown Prince has gone to the Dragon and Phoenix Palace to accompany the Princess. The Second Prince goes to the martial arts training ground as soon as he finishes school these days and doesn't return to the Dragon and Phoenix Palace until very late."
These three ingrates are all so strange, each one more so than the last.
Jiang Yu muttered to herself, feeling that things were not as simple as they seemed on the surface.
Suddenly, Jiang Yu spoke up, "Did Lingxi Palace send the princess her meals as usual?"
"Your Majesty, the pork knuckle has been sent over."
Why did Consort Rong insist that Gu Qingyao remain obese? What threat would Gu Qingyao pose to Consort Rong if she lost weight?
Jiang Yu remained silent for a long time. "Wanji, why do you think Consort Rong insisted that the princess eat such rich and meaty food?"
"Your Majesty already has a suspicion, so this servant dares not say more." Wanji bent his back even more. "If Your Majesty has any doubts, you will know once you find a way to make the princess lose weight."
[Will it help Gu Qingyao lose weight?]
Jiang Yu's eyes were somewhat vacant. She had been scolded by Gu Qingyao for a long time and suffered a lot of disdain because she wanted Gu Qingyao to lose weight.
Flipping tables, pointing fingers and yelling at her... these were all commonplace occurrences.
"Starting tomorrow, have the kitchen prepare each meal and send it to the princess. As for whether she eats it or not, that's up to her."
Jiang Yu spoke softly, a voice inexplicably telling her that she must see Gu Qingyao slimmer.
"This servant will make the arrangements immediately."
Meanwhile, at the Dingyuan Marquis's residence...
Across the desk, Jiang He and Gu Qingyan, one tall and one short, sat facing each other, the atmosphere both strange and serious.
"You mean, Consort Rong stole Ayu's life-saving grace?" Jiang He's aura was so intense it seemed to be overflowing, even carrying a hint of bloodlust.
"Does Uncle mean that Gu Qingfeng is not Mother's biological child?"
After confirming each other's deep affection for Jiang Yu, the two exchanged information completely for the first time.
Jiang He twitched the corner of his mouth. "I didn't want to tell you, but it's easier for you to do some things when you're by Ayu's side. I can't tell you exactly how I found out yet."
“In that case, Uncle, we can put aside Mother’s life-saving grace for the time being.” Gu Qingyan’s momentum was not suppressed by Jiang He. “In the future, Father will only be a completely irrelevant person to Mother.”
“You’re thinking the same thing as me.” Jiang He was unusually pleased. “I suspect that Gu Qingyao is like Gu Qingfeng. The only way to verify this is to make Gu Qingyao lose weight and see if she looks like Ayu.”
Even the usually calm Gu Qingyan couldn't help but change his expression after figuring out why Gu Qingyao's joints were so fat. "The person behind this has really played a very big game."
"Uncle, if none of the three are Mother's children, what will Mother do?"
One sentence fell silent between them. Yes, what should they do? How could they accept this outcome?
“With you here, Ayu has hope.”
Jiang He carefully examined Gu Qingyan's face. "Fortunately, your mother adopted you as her child."
The moment Gu Qingyan stepped out of the gate of the Marquis of Dingyuan's mansion, he suddenly looked up at the full moon in the sky. If none of the three were the Empress's children, then who was the Empress's children?
Gu Qingyan felt a sudden pain in his chest and instinctively clutched his chest.
Regardless of who is the mother's child, Gu Qingyan will always be.
......
"Mother, your son has returned." After returning to Zhaoning Palace, Gu Qingyan once again became that innocent and naive young man.
"You went to your uncle's place to practice martial arts again?" Jiang Yu said, putting Gu Qingyao's matter behind her when she saw Gu Qingyan return. "I think you and your uncle get along well. Let him teach you some self-defense techniques."
At the dining table, Jiang Yu was happily feeding Gu Qingyan.
Seeing Gu Qingyan's cheeks puffed out as he ate, Jiang Yu smiled and said, "Ayan really is my child, his taste in food is very similar to mine."
"Of course!" Gu Qingyan laughed as well. "My child was destined to be the Queen Mother's child."
The palace servants around them smiled silently. As long as the Empress and the Third Prince were happy, they, as servants, would be happy too.
"Mother, I heard that my elder sister wants to see you?" Gu Qingyan asked casually.
"I didn't go. I only instructed the servants to send some light meals to the Dragon and Phoenix Palace in the future." Jiang Yu's smile faded slightly when Gu Qingyao was mentioned.
"A light diet? It seems it won't be long before I see my older sister slimmer." A dark glint flashed in Gu Qingyan's eyes.
"I wonder if my elder sister will resemble the Empress Dowager once she loses weight?"
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