Late at night, inside Zhaoning Palace.
Bai Qian glanced at the sky outside, then looked at Jiang Yao nestled in Jiang Yu's arms. After a moment's thought, she finally spoke, "Yao Yao, would you like to come back to the Marquis's mansion with your mother to find your father?"
"don't want!"
The young girl, Jiang Yao, flatly rejected Bai Qian and turned her back on Bai Qian.
Seeing this, Jiang Yu couldn't help but laugh out loud. "Since Yao Yao wants to continue staying in Zhaoning Palace, let her be. I've gotten used to having a little one sleeping with me these past few days."
Bai Qian couldn't help but twitch her lips upon hearing this. Your Highness, you're used to it, but if Yao Yao continues to stay, I'm afraid that person will blow up the Dingyuan Marquis's mansion.
Thinking of this, Bai Qian got up and took Jiang Yao out of Jiang Yu's arms. "Yao Yao, be good. Mommy hasn't slept with Yao Yao for several days and misses you a little."
Having said that, before Jiang Yao could react, he quickly took his leave.
Jiang Yu, left in Zhaoning Palace, was completely bewildered: Why did Bai Qian run away so hastily just now, as if a flood or a ferocious beast was chasing her?
Jiang Yao's cries reached Jiang Yu, who couldn't help but get up and take a few steps, a look of heartache on her face.
"Ayu only cares about Jiang Yao and has almost forgotten about me."
A familiar voice rang out, and Jiang Yao stopped in her tracks. In the darkness of the night, Gu Lin slowly walked towards her.
With his white hair and the scars on his face not hidden by the mask, Gu Lin appeared before Jiang Yu.
"Will Ayu be scared if I do this?"
When he said those words, Gu Lin's heart was pounding. He was afraid that A Yu would be terrified of him, but he still chose to appear in his most authentic form.
"I'm not afraid."
Jiang Yu smiled gently, "Even if everyone else is afraid of you, I'm not afraid."
After saying that, Gu Lin stepped forward and embraced Jiang Yu.
Jiang Yu played with Gu Lin's white hair, twirling it around her fingers again and again. "Yaoyao has been keeping me company these past few days, so I thought you could go and talk to your brother. It's not that I've forgotten you."
Hearing Jiang Yu's explanation, Gu Lin was already pouting.
"I treat Yaoyao like my own child." Jiang Yu glanced at her abdomen out of the corner of her eye. Because Gu Heng had drugged her and forced her to take the antidote, she would most likely only have one child, Ayan, in her life.
Now a sweet and lovely little girl has appeared, and she truly loves her to the core.
The warm, humid air brushed against Jiang Yu's fair neck, and the temperature between them began to rise gradually.
Finally, Gu Lin picked Jiang Yu up and carried her towards the inner room.
Everything seemed to fall into place naturally, and even Jiang Yu did not resist Gu Lin's closeness.
But at the last step, Gu Lin froze, then used all his strength to roll over Jiang Yu and lay on the bed, panting heavily.
Jiang Yu's eyes were still somewhat unfocused, as if she hadn't quite grasped the current situation.
"Ayu, I'm going to take a shower."
Gu Lin quickly got up, and only when the cold water was poured over his head did the blood in his body calm down a bit.
Why did you go get splashed with cold water again?
Back in the inner room, Gu Lin hugged Jiang Yu from behind, the cool air he brought making Jiang Yu shiver.
"Ayu, I want to marry you."
"If you are willing, I will bring you into the Marquis of Dingyuan's mansion in a grand sedan chair carried by eight men. If you are not willing, I will continue to wait until you are willing."
Gu Lin's words made Jiang Yu clench her hands tightly. Marry her?
“Now I am the Empress Dowager, and you are the Emperor Emeritus. Everyone has accepted our relationship.” On the other side that Gu Lin could not see, Jiang Yu’s eyes shone with an astonishing light.
"Not enough, far from enough." Gu Lin chuckled softly. "I, Gu Lin, must marry you in a grand and glorious ceremony in this lifetime. This is my lifelong wish."
"Ayu, will you marry me?"
At that moment, Jiang Yu felt as if her whole heart had been soaked in a jar of honey.
"good."
She was willing; she was willing to marry Gu Lin.
Jiang Yu had never been clearer about her own feelings than at this moment; she loved Gu Lin.
"You...you agreed?" Gu Lin seemed to find it hard to believe his ears. He jumped out of bed and carried Jiang Yu around the room.
The commotion made Ling, the old woman on night watch outside, want to push open the door to see what was happening inside, but Wanji stopped her.
"Granny, judging from the sounds, the two masters are very happy."
Hearing this, Granny Ling smiled and said, "Yes, everyone is happy!"
"We'll go to Lingzhou tomorrow."
......
The next day after court, when Gu Qingyan arrived at Zhaoning Palace with great joy, he found that the palace was deserted.
"Where is the Empress Dowager?"
The veins on Gu Qingyan's forehead were already faintly visible.
"Your Majesty, the Emperor Emeritus left early this morning with the Empress, saying he was going to Lingzhou and would be back soon."
Ling Mama sensed the anger emanating from Gu Qingyan and spoke again, "Your Majesty, please don't worry. It sounds like they're going to pay their respects to the old Marquis and his wife."
Gu Qingyan was taken aback upon hearing this. "Going to Lingzhou to offer sacrifices at this time?"
Granny Ling couldn't help but smile, her eyes crinkling. "Yes, we are going to pay our respects."
Realizing something was amiss, Gu Qingyan asked a few more questions, and then his ears turned red. Had his mother agreed to his father's marriage proposal?
"Cough cough cough, but it's still too much to take the Empress Dowager away without saying a word."
Gu Qingyan tried to make amends for his earlier anger, but the upturned corners of his mouth still betrayed his good mood at the moment.
The fact that my father and mother love each other is the best thing in the world.
His existence is no longer a symbol of his mother being plotted against, but rather a bond between his father and mother.
That's really great.
Upon hearing this news, Jiang He was initially taken aback, but then breathed a deep sigh of relief.
"After all these years, they have finally achieved their goal."
His brother-in-law naturally had no objections.
Gu Qingyan was clearly very excited. "Uncle, from now on I will be loved by both Father Emperor and Mother Emperor."
"The Emperor will become the happiest child in the world."
Jiang He looked at Gu Qingyan and smiled.
"I'm already sixteen, how can I still be considered a child!" Gu Qingyan muttered, but the light in his eyes didn't lie, and Jiang He's heart suddenly ached a little.
"In our eyes, the emperor will always be a child."
Gu Qingyan looked out the door, wondering where his father and mother were now.
After arriving in Lingzhou, how will Father Emperor tell his maternal grandparents about this?
By the way, where should Mother marry from? Should it be the Marquis of Dingyuan's residence in the capital or the Marquis of Dingyuan's residence in Daqing?
The young emperor slowly frowned. Why were there so many things going on at this grand wedding?
The Ministry of Rites must make preparations as soon as possible; there can be no mistakes whatsoever.
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