He sighed, picked up the bowl, and drank the soup in one gulp.
After finishing the drink, he immediately took a piece of candied fruit and put it in his mouth.
The smell was finally somewhat suppressed.
After Wang Houde removed the items, he originally intended to handle government affairs, but then he thought of something and called Si Yi in first.
"Go and find out what happened to the Princess in the palace this morning, and how she got that injury on her face?"
Si Yi was somewhat surprised, but he didn't dare to delay and immediately went downstairs.
About an hour later, Si Yi returned and reported to him everything that had happened in the palace that day, including what Wen Nongnong had said when she complained to Empress Dowager Guo.
Upon hearing this, Gu Linchao's handsome face turned as cold as frost. "So, the wound on her face wasn't from being scratched by a tree branch, but from being scratched by Wen Ruyi?"
"Yes," Si Yi said. "Fortunately, Her Majesty dodged quickly, otherwise she would have suffered more than just a minor injury." After saying this, he felt a little strange.
That Wen Ruyi actually coveted her master? And was so jealous of the Empress that she even dared to hit her?
He always felt that things weren't that simple.
"How dare she!" Gu Linchao's eyes were filled with gloom as he ordered in a deep voice, "Prepare the horses."
Si Yi frowned. "Master, are you going to the palace?"
"Hmm." Gu Linchao's brows furrowed in displeasure.
Si Yi hesitated for a moment before saying, "But I always feel that things aren't that simple. That Consort Liu wouldn't do this to you... Could it be the Princess Consort...?" He paused, not finishing his sentence. With his master's wisdom, it was impossible that he hadn't considered this.
Gu Linchao naturally thought of it, but Wen Ruyi herself harbored malicious intentions, and she couldn't possibly be waiting for Wen Nongnong there for no reason.
She must have been planning something, but Wen Nongnong was clever and preemptively struck, turning the tables on her and framing her.
It was one thing for Wen Nongnong to drag him into this, but why use such an excuse? He disliked the excuse she used.
Even though it was an excuse she deliberately came up with to scheme against Wen Ruyi, it still left him with a feeling of nausea and disgust.
Furthermore, Wen Nongnong shouldn't have put herself in danger.
Her actions, which resulted in the loss of a thousand enemies but also eight hundred of her own, were truly foolish. Especially when he thought of the scar on her face, a sense of anger inexplicably rose in his heart.
If she encounters difficulties, why doesn't she tell him? Why put herself in danger?
But no matter what, Wen Ruyi shouldn't have hit Wen Nong Nong.
How can others beat or scold him at will?
Especially the delicate Wen Nong Nong.
"Prepare the horses," he ordered again.
Si Yi went to prepare the horses.
...
The Imperial Palace.
After thinking for a long time, Gu Heng decided to go to the Cold Palace to see Wen Ruyi.
After all, their affection for each other these past few days has been genuine.
Thinking of her fragility, he felt a pang of tenderness.
When he arrived at the Cold Palace and saw Wen Ruyi lying disheveled on a simple wooden bed, his heart tightened.
"Liu'er?"
He whispered something.
Wen Ruyi lay on her side on the couch, thinking about what had happened that day, her heart filled with anger and hatred. She was planning how to get out of here when she suddenly heard Gu Heng's voice behind her.
She paused for a moment, then immediately pinched her thigh hard.
The pain quickly brought tears to her eyes. She abruptly turned to look at Gu Heng, her eyes brimming with tears that seemed about to fall, a sight that was heartbreaking to see.
Sure enough, when Gu Heng saw her red, swollen eyes and her swollen left cheek, all the resentment he felt towards her vanished instantly.
"Liu'er, you've suffered so much. I'll take you back now."
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