The Empress Dowager smiled happily after hearing the praise from Princess Zhao.
"Yes, our Xiangping is truly blessed! To have such a wonderful wife." Princess Zhao immediately echoed after hearing the Empress Dowager's praise.
"Yes, this girl is indeed very good. I like her very much!" The Empress Dowager replied to Princess Zhao with a smile.
"Your Majesty, please stop praising Xiangping's wife all the time, or Xiangping will become incredibly arrogant." After hearing the Empress Dowager's words, Princess Zhao teased her, knowing that the Empress Dowager must dote on Ling Xiaohan.
"Oh dear, look at my memory, I'm getting senile. Look at my mouth, it's so clumsy. Hehe." After hearing what Princess Zhao said, the Empress Dowager quickly covered her mouth and laughed.
"Yes, that's right, your mouth is really a bit clumsy," Prince Zhao said with a smile.
"You two are just making fun of me." The Empress Dowager pretended to be angry when she heard what the two princes said. Then she called out to a maid, "Qingzhu, go and get two jars of wine. I'm in a good mood today. Let's have a good drink together."
"Yes, Your Majesty, this servant obeys." The little maid immediately smiled and agreed, then withdrew.
When Qingzhu returned to the room with two jars of fine wine, Princess Zhao and Prince Zhao stood up with smiles on their faces. They sat down on either side of the Empress Dowager, each holding a jar, and said to her with a smile, "Come on, bottoms up!"
"Cheers, cheers!" After hearing what Princess Zhao and Prince Zhao said, the Empress Dowager immediately raised her wine jar with a smile. The three of them happily clinked the jars together and then gulped down the wine, thoroughly enjoying themselves.
At this moment, Gu Sang stood outside the palace gates, looking at Li Rong and Gu Xiangping, and asked with a grin, "Xiangping, have you been staying in the palace with the Empress Dowager these past few days? How have you been getting by? You brat, why haven't you gone back to your residence?"
“Yes, I’ve been staying in the palace the whole time. I’ve investigated everything about your past, and now I can confirm that I didn’t do those things at all.” Li Rong replied to Gu Sang with a smile. In his opinion, there was no need to lie to Gu Sang now. He could prove with his own abilities that he really didn’t do it, so he had no reason to hide anything.
"Oh? Is that really so? You really didn't do it? But when I look at those things, it clearly says that you wrote it, so why doesn't it say it is now?" Gu Sang said to Li Rong with some doubt.
"Hehe, my handwriting is very messy, and it doesn't even look like what I wrote, so this is all a frame-up. I will absolutely not let this happen," Li Rong said firmly to Gu Sang.
As Li Rong spoke, his face was filled with anger and hatred. He was furious because this whole affair was simply too much. They had actually pinned these slanderous accusations on him. It was just too much.
No matter what, Li Rong is just one person, and in this matter, Li Rong really can't explain herself no matter what, because the evidence is just too overwhelming. So, Li Rong is truly speechless, which explains why she is so angry now.
"Oh? Is that really the case?" Gu Sang looked at Li Rong with a skeptical expression, and then continued to ask.
“Yes, absolutely true. If you don’t believe me, I can let you perform an autopsy. My handwriting is definitely not from your side. Moreover, even if you find handwriting samples from all these years, they are definitely not mine.” Li Rong answered Gu Sang with great certainty.
"Are you so sure?" Gu Sang looked at Li Rong with some suspicion. He had a feeling that Li Rong was lying to him when he said those words.
"Of course, I can guarantee it," Li Rong said to Gu Sang with great certainty.
"Alright, if you can prove that you did all of this, then I'll believe you. But if you don't have any evidence to prove that you did it, then you have to give me an explanation. Otherwise, I won't believe you, hmph." Gu Sang said coldly after hearing Li Rong's words. Gu Sang also felt that Li Rong was indeed the one who did it, and even if he wasn't, she wouldn't believe him so easily. After all, Gu Sang was a smart girl, so of course she would be wary.
"Brother, what are you saying? When have I ever been unreasonable? Let me tell you, although I may have some sweet talk, I am definitely a good man worthy of your lifelong commitment. Don't worry, I will prove that I am a good man," Li Rong said, shaking his head helplessly.
"Hmph, I'm still not at ease. Anyway, I just don't trust you, unless..." Gu Sang stopped mid-sentence, because she had thought of something, and she didn't know what to say next.
"Unless what?" Li Rong asked curiously when Gu Sang suddenly stopped talking.
"Unless you marry me." Gu Sang looked at Li Rong and said seriously. In fact, Gu Sang really meant it. Gu Sang had liked Li Rong since she was a child, but she never knew how to express it. Now that she finally had the opportunity, Gu Sang naturally wanted to take this opportunity to say everything she wanted to say. Otherwise, she would feel really frustrated, really frustrated, really frustrated!
"Huh?" Li Rong looked at Gu Sang in surprise after hearing her words. He really didn't expect Gu Sang to make such a request to him. Moreover, the request was just too absurd!
You should know that Li Rong is already seventeen years old, and he has always been used to being alone. He has never thought about getting married, let alone Gu Sang, who is just a little kid.
"What? You don't want to? Then forget it." Seeing Li Rong's reaction, Gu Sang lowered her head in disappointment and said to Li Rong sadly.
"Uh, no, I do, I do, of course I do want to marry you, but... what you just said, was it all true?" Li Rong asked Gu Sang anxiously as soon as he saw her expression.
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