"Second Prince, you should address her as Empress Dowager."
The young eunuch politely reminded him, and Gu Qingfeng was taken aback. "Yes, how is the Empress Dowager now?"
He stayed in the almost deserted cold palace, and no one came to tell him what had happened. He could only sit in his wheelchair and stare blankly at the sky.
For some reason, he missed Yao'er more and more.
"The Empress Dowager gave birth to Prince Chen safely."
“Prince Chen?” Gu Qingfeng was taken aback.
"The young prince's name was given by the emperor himself, and his title was also bestowed by the emperor himself."
Upon hearing this, Gu Qingfeng realized what was going on and said, "He truly deserves the title 'Chen'."
The name "Chen" is associated with emperors, and Gu Qingyan's bestowal of the name "Chen" upon his newborn younger brother demonstrates the importance he placed on him.
Thinking of this, Gu Qingfeng tugged at the corner of his mouth, "Please tell the Emperor that I wish to see Prince Chen, after all, I have done him a favor."
"This servant will go and report back to you immediately."
After the eunuch left, Gu Qingfeng raised his head again, his eyes seemingly as deep as an abyss with almost no ripples.
"Yao'er, we have a little brother again, Gu Qingchen. It's a very noble name. I think he will be happier than us."
In fact, even Gu Qingyan had an unhappy childhood.
Gu Qingchen will not experience any of this; he will grow up carefree.
"Yao'er, I keep dreaming that you are calling me lately. Don't worry, I need to go see what the little one looks like first, otherwise when I see you and you ask me, I won't be able to describe it clearly."
Gu Qingfeng was clearly around the same age as Gu Qingyan, but his hair roots had already turned quite white. In the past few years, Gu Qingfeng had essentially worn himself down to nothing more than a shell.
"By the way, it's so cold in this cold palace. Even though it's springtime outside, there's no warmth here. Let's not ask the Empress Dowager for forgiveness anymore."
Now that his mother's poison has been cured, his final mission has been completed.
To Gu Qingfeng's surprise, Gu Qingyan agreed very readily.
The second time, a palace maid pushed Gu Qingfeng to Zhaoning Palace. Gu Qingfeng looked up at the plaque of Zhaoning Palace, as if trying to imprint it in his mind.
"The young prince is in the side hall. This servant will take you there directly."
Gu Qingfeng nodded upon hearing this, even though he knew that his mother might not refuse if he asked to see her now.
He remained silent and allowed himself to be pushed into the side hall; he didn't want to bother his mother any further.
In the side hall, the scent of milk filled the air. Gu Qingfeng looked at the little one in the swaddling clothes and a smile involuntarily appeared on his face.
“Ah Chen”.
Gu Qingfeng spoke very softly, as if afraid of disturbing the little one.
“I don’t have anything to give you, so I’ll give you this jade pendant.” Gu Qingfeng took off the only jade pendant from his waist. “I’ve worn this jade pendant since I was born. It’s meant to keep me safe and sound. I hope A-Chen grows up safely and smoothly.”
Gu Qingfeng's gaze moved from Gu Qingchen's eyebrows to his eyes, and then to his mouth, as if he wanted to etch Gu Qingchen's appearance into his mind.
“You should call me brother, but I probably can’t hear you.”
......
Half an hour later, Gu Qingfeng left Zhaoning Palace.
"I would like to see Marquis Dingyuan again."
Gu Qingfeng smiled and said, "I think A-Chen looks somewhat like Marquis Dingyuan. Speaking of which, it's been a long time since I've spoken to Marquis Dingyuan. Go and ask him if he'd like to see me."
After saying that, Gu Qingfeng waited listlessly in the Cold Palace, seemingly in no hurry. Whether Jiang He came or not, he was willing to wait.
As the sun set, Jiang He appeared in the Cold Palace.
"I heard you want to see me."
“Uncle!” Gu Qingfeng’s eyes lit up. “I knew you would come.”
"I don't deserve to be called the Second Prince's uncle." Jiang He's voice was extremely stiff. If it weren't for Gu Qingfeng's willingness to use himself as a pawn to deal with the Pei family, he wouldn't have come to see him.
"Uncle, please sit down."
Gu Qingfeng seemed not to have heard Jiang He's words, and invited Jiang He to sit down with a smile, "The conditions here are simple, Uncle, please make do."
"Why did you summon me here?"
"I just wanted to chat with my uncle." Gu Qingfeng's face showed a hint of nostalgia. "Back then, I loved to stick to my uncle and wanted to become a great general like you, but unfortunately, I can't stand up anymore."
"The Second Prince is indeed very talented in martial arts, what a pity."
“Uncle, I’m not actually that bad.” Gu Qingfeng’s voice choked as he said this. “I also really wanted to be Mother’s child and a descendant of the Jiang family.”
It's even laughable that when he wakes up in the middle of the night, he can't believe that he could have done such a thing in his past life.
It's like they've lost their minds and can't distinguish right from wrong.
"Second Prince, the past cannot be undone." Jiang He glanced at Gu Qingfeng. The current Gu Qingfeng was completely different from the dashing young prince in his memory.
"Has the Pei family been executed?"
Gu Qingfeng smiled and changed the subject, but only he knew in his heart that it ached as if someone were forcibly tearing at his heart.
“Pei Ju is dead, and Pei Jian is already on his way back to the capital. He will suffer a fate worse than death.”
"good."
Gu Qingfeng breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this. Treating him as a pawn would not end well.
As Jiang He walked away, he paused for a moment and looked back at Gu Qingfeng for some reason.
He immediately saw Gu Qingfeng waving goodbye to him with a smile on his face.
A strange emotion welled up in Jiang He's heart.
"Goodbye, Uncle."
Jiang He nodded slightly, then strode away from the Cold Palace.
And so, the Cold Palace fell silent once again.
However, Gu Qingfeng would stay up very late every night and gaze at the direction of Zhaoning Palace in the courtyard for a long time.
"Yao'er, I should go find you now."
Gu Qingfeng grinned, a smile he hadn't had in a long time.
There was a little white powder hidden under his fingernails; it was one of the last things Gu Qingfeng left for himself.
"For the past five years, I've been afraid that you're not doing well in the other world. Now that I've helped Mother with something very important, I can finally go find you with peace of mind."
In a daze, the joyful scenes of the past appeared before Gu Qingyan's eyes.
He seemed to see again the scene of his elder brother and Yao'er laughing and playing with him, and how his mother would personally wipe their sweat when they returned to Zhaoning Palace.
His uncle would pick him up and lift him high, telling him that he would one day become a general who would be famous throughout the land.
And Father, and that woman...
After going through everything, Gu Qingfeng slowly raised his finger, and the white powder under his fingernail clung to the corner of his mouth.
Gu Qingfeng chuckled softly.
He had finally waited for this day.
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