"Crybaby?" Atuo Jianghua seemed to have heard the biggest joke in the world. She moved closer to her, looked her up and down, and said, "I think you're the one who likes to cry."
Guo Yuzhen's lips twitched slightly. "I'm not here to argue with you today."
"Then what are you doing here?" Atuo Jianghua asked bluntly.
Guo Yuzhen took a deep breath, feeling that she had gone crazy for coming here to find her.
She gritted her teeth and said, "You must have heard that the Emperor summoned Consort Tu to his bedchamber for two consecutive days, right?"
A-Tuo Jiang Hua paused for a moment, then nodded, "I've heard about it, so what?"
"Then why aren't you in a hurry?" Guo Yuzhen looked at her scrutinizingly.
A-Tuo Jiang Hua pouted, "You seem very anxious, but is it any use?"
Guo Yuzhen plopped down on a stone bench and slammed her hand on the stone table. Just as she was about to speak, a sharp pain shot through her hand, causing her carefully made-up face to contort as she nearly cried out.
When she saw Atuo Jianghua standing to the side with her arms crossed, she forced herself to hold back, clenched her fingers uncomfortably, and cursed, "I was on guard against everything, but I didn't guard against a mere concubine like her. If I had known she would be able to seduce the Emperor, I should have gotten rid of her first."
A Tuo Jiang Hua's lips twitched, and she couldn't help but pour cold water on her, "The Emperor's fondness for that concubine is not something you can control."
Guo Yuzhen's face was full of jealousy. "I really don't understand why the Emperor would take a fancy to a mere concubine like her. Which of the concubines in the harem isn't prettier than her? The Emperor hasn't set foot in the harem for so long, so why did he choose to take a fancy to her?"
At this point, she turned her head and saw A-Tuo Jiang Hua's indifferent expression, and couldn't help but frown, "You don't seem to care at all."
"Does it matter if I care?" Atuo Jianghua said indifferently.
These past two days, the news of Gu Heng's favoritism towards Consort Tu has been circulating widely in the palace. Guo Yuzhen already knew about it without Guo Yuzhen having to tell her.
But she found herself completely unconcerned about the matter, unlike Guo Yuzhen, who would be so angry, so anxious, and so jealous.
She herself found it a little strange.
Perhaps, she didn't like Gu Heng as much as she thought.
Instead, she found staying in the palace every day incredibly boring, and she couldn't help but yearn for life outside.
She was homesick, longing to return to Xinjiang, to the vast grasslands of Xinjiang.
She wanted to ride a horse and gallop freely across the vast grasslands...
She suddenly regretted not listening to Wen Nong Nong and leaving the palace.
Leaving now might not be so easy.
Thinking about it, she sighed, a hint of sorrow on her face.
Hearing her sigh, Guo Yuzhen assumed she was also anxious about this matter, and said, "Why don't we cooperate?"
"Cooperation?" Atuo Jianghua looked at her suspiciously.
"That's right, I don't believe that the two of us working together can't kill that little talent," Guo Yuzhen said viciously.
Atuo Jianghua said, "I'm not interested. You should find someone else."
Guo Yuzhen frowned. "Why are you like this? I used to dislike you, but now I'm here with the sincerity to cooperate with you."
A-Tuo Jiang Hua rolled her eyes. "I don't care. You can continue to dislike me."
Guo Yuzhen was furious. "How can you be so ungrateful?" Guo Yuzhen was somewhat angry.
A-Tuo Jiang Hua paused for a moment and said, "If you come to me for a drink, I'm very welcome, but I have no interest in cooperating with you to harm others." Does this person even know that Tu Cai Ren is currently being pampered by Gu Heng, yet she's here plotting to harm her? If she's exposed, she'll be in deep trouble.
Guo Yuzhen's face darkened, and she glared at her. "Who wants to drink with you?" she said, then swayed away.
A Tuo Jiang Hua shrugged.
That evening, as usual, Gu Heng summoned Tu Tong to his bedchamber.
The two had just settled into bed and were about to conduct their business when a palace servant's anxious voice came from outside, "Your Majesty, news has come from the side hall that something has happened to Consort Liu..."
Upon hearing this, Gu Heng lost all interest, immediately threw back the curtains, and got out of bed.
Watching the man hurriedly put on his coat and walk out, Tu Tong sneered. Of all times, why did Liu Jieyu have to get into trouble now?
If it wasn't intentional, no one would believe it.
When Gu Heng arrived at the side hall, the imperial physician had already finished treating Wen Ruyi. Wen Ruyi was lying on the bed, extremely weak. When she saw him arrive, her eyes flickered. Sure enough, Gu Heng was still worried about her when he heard that something had happened to her.
Thinking of this, she struggled to get up.
Seeing this, Gu Heng quickly took two steps and pressed her down.
"You're not feeling well, what are you doing getting up?"
"Your Majesty..." Wen Ruyi looked at him with teary eyes, her expression pitiful.
Seeing her like this, Gu Heng couldn't help but recall the love they had once shared. His expression softened, and he turned to look at the imperial physician beside him, "What's wrong?"
The imperial physician replied with a look of panic, "Consort Liu is suffering from chest tightness due to internal heat, which has affected the fetus in her womb. She almost miscarried just now..."
Upon hearing this, Gu Heng was taken aback. "How could this be...?"
"Your Majesty!" He Xiang, who was standing by, suddenly knelt down sadly. "The Consort has not been well, but she is afraid that Your Majesty will worry, so she asks us servants to report good news and not bad news. If this continues, I am worried about the Consort..." As she spoke, she kowtowed.
Gu Heng was furious. "Have you been mistreating Consort Liu? She's a perfectly good person, and you've treated her like this. What use are you to me?"
Upon hearing this, the palace servants were all so frightened that they knelt down.
Wen Ruyi quickly said, "Your Majesty, it has nothing to do with them. It's...it's just that I'm not feeling well. Please don't take your anger out on them...cough cough cough!" She coughed again as she spoke.
Gu Heng's anger subsided considerably. He sat down on the edge of the bed, reached out and patted her back, frowning as he asked, "Why are you so worried about them?"
"Your Majesty... I have indeed been in a bad mood lately, which has affected the children. It was my fault, and I will not do it again. I will be fine, and the children will be fine too. Please do not punish them..." Wen Ruyi said weakly.
Upon hearing this, Gu Heng paused for a moment, then suddenly understood why she was feeling so upset and in a bad mood.
"Starting tomorrow, go for walks in the Imperial Garden more often, instead of always staying indoors."
Wen Ruyi seemed stunned for a moment, then reacted with a joyful expression, "Your Majesty has forgiven me?"
Gu Heng said, "You didn't do anything wrong. That time... I made a mountain out of a molehill. You were pregnant with my child. I shouldn't have punished you."
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Wen Ruyi said, looking touched, then added shyly, "It's getting late, Your Majesty, would you like to..."
Before the words "staying here for the night" could be uttered, a palace servant's voice suddenly came from outside the door, "Your Majesty, Consort Tu heard that Consort Liu is unwell and has come to visit her."
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