"Then I'll accompany you and have a simple meal in the carriage."
Changle hugged her arms and nodded happily.
Suddenly, she felt a soft touch at her feet. She lowered her head and saw Goudan, whose body was completely white. His two eyes, which had not yet subsided in swelling, instantly lit up like stars.
"God!"
Goudan wagged his tail at her and squatted at Qu Li's feet.
Changle put his hands on his hips and said, "So, love really will disappear!"
Qu Wenzhao said in a low voice: "My love for you will never change."
Changle's cheeks flushed red, and she glared at him shyly, "What nonsense are you saying in front of so many people?"
Qu Li smiled and secretly gave Qu Wenzhao a thumbs up.
She really couldn't believe that her brother, who had always been introverted, would actually say sweet words in front of everyone. This was really beyond her expectations.
"Okay, let's go back to the Grand Princess's Mansion first."
The carriage finally stopped, but Changle felt a little homesick.
She nervously grabbed Qu Li's arm and murmured, "Li'er, I'm a little scared. I ran out like that yesterday. Mom must be very angry, right?"
Qu Li patted the back of her hand soothingly, "I'm here! Besides, the Grand Princess loves you so much, she definitely won't want to say anything bad about you!"
Changle took two deep breaths and said, "Okay, I'll count on Li'er."
The two entered the Grand Princess's Mansion.
The eldest princess did not sleep all night last night, and there was blood under her eyes. When she heard footsteps, she looked over stiffly and slowly.
"Mom!" Changle's voice was choked with sobs, and her eyes turned red after she could only utter one word.
"You silly child, why are you crying?"
The Grand Princess really thought that she could keep Changle's life story a secret for the rest of her life, even until her grave.
I didn't expect it to be exposed so soon.
When she faced Changle again, she was more or less nervous.
"Mom, you didn't sleep all night last night?" Changle sobbed.
"Worried about you!"
Changle hugged her and rubbed her, "I'm sorry, it's all my fault. I made mother angry and worried!"
The eldest princess hugged her tightly, and her heart, which had been anxious all night, finally calmed down.
She helped Changle wipe away the tears from the corners of her eyes and said, "Okay, stop crying. Sit down and I'll tell you what you want to know."
Changle bit her lips hard and made two "hmm" sounds.
Qu Li was about to leave when he was stopped by the Grand Princess.
"Qu Li, you stay and listen together."
The eldest princess spoke slowly.
At first, she and her husband were very much in love. Later, she became pregnant, and her personal maid who was married to the husband's guard also became pregnant.
When Emperor Kangdi first ascended the throne, the situation was turbulent. She ran around for him and offended many people.
During that period, assassination was as easy as eating. You could avoid an open attack, but you might not be able to avoid an arrow from the dark.
In order to protect her, one guard and one palace maid died and one was injured.
She also had a miscarriage.
Although the palace maid was rescued, she became a living dead. Fortunately, the baby in her belly was fine.
In order to prevent those people with ulterior motives from knowing that her child was gone and that she was in confinement after childbirth, and from taking the opportunity to cause trouble, she endured the pain of losing her child and continued to work for Emperor Kangdi.
Fortunately, the situation gradually stabilized, and Emperor Kang used thundering methods to deal with the court officials who were causing trouble in the court. Her life gradually became peaceful.
Everyone once thought that the baby in the palace maid's belly would not survive. Miraculously, on the day of the birth, the palace maid woke up.
She asked the midwife who was in charge of delivering the baby to perform a cut-open operation on her if the baby could not be born.
When the midwife heard this, she was so scared that she fell to the ground. In the end, the child was born. That child was Changle.
She hopes Changle can live a peaceful and happy life.
Changle was already in tears, she sobbed, "Mom!"
"I'm sorry, I thought I would keep this secret until I was buried in the coffin!"
"Mom, is it because I'm not your biological child that you haven't asked for a title for me?"
The eldest princess said angrily, "Your biological parents were trying to save me, how could I be so petty?"
"What is that?"
"I think the Grand Princess was afraid of the unstable situation at the time. If she made you a princess, on the one hand, you might face an arranged marriage, but on the other hand, it would also be a form of protection."
After hearing this story, Qu Li was also deeply moved. He lamented the loyalty of the palace maids and guards, and was even more moved by the selfless love of the palace maids and the Grand Princess for Changle.
Changle burst into tears and hugged the Grand Princess tightly.
"Mom, I will definitely be filial to you in the future!"
The eldest princess was warmed by her words, and the anxiety she had felt all night completely disappeared.
Qu Li quietly retreated, went to the kitchen, and made two bowls of beef noodles for the mother and daughter.
Smelling the delicious aroma of beef noodles, Changle swept away his previous melancholy and smiled with curved eyebrows.
"Smells so good! Is this a blessing in disguise for me?"
The Grand Princess and Qu Li exchanged glances, and they both clearly saw the helplessness in each other's eyes.
After finding out Changle's life experience, Qu Li's next step was to resolve the rumors about Xiao Xian in the capital.
These ancient people had no idea what DNA testing was. No matter how hard we tried to educate them about it, they definitely wouldn't believe it.
Therefore, she wanted to use the blood test and thunder suppression method.
After going over the whole plan in her mind, she went straight to the palace.
Kangdi guessed that Qu Li must have thought of a way to dispel the rumors.
"I know you're smart, but I didn't expect you to figure everything out in such a short time."
"Qu Li is just learning from the experience of his predecessors."
"What are you going to do?"
"During tomorrow's morning court session, please allow one of Qu Li's friends to attend."
"I approve!"
Qu Li returned to Wenzhaoyuan and found that Feng Yi's face was very gloomy, so he walked forward with a smile.
"Who made you angry?"
Feng Yi glanced at her with deep eyes, then turned and left.
A huge question mark slowly formed between Qu Li's eyebrows.
She called Erhuo, but Erhuo was evasive.
"Tell the truth quickly, otherwise I will let Tianqing ignore you."
Erhuo looked troubled, "Miss Qu, aren't you making things difficult for me?"
Qu Li crossed his arms, "I heard that Gou Wa from the Grand Princess's Mansion fell in love with Tian Qing at first sight, and he even asked me when he could bring Tian Qing over."
"Ms. Qu, I'm telling you! Don't marry Tianqing off!"
It was clearly the coldest time of the year, but Erhuo was so anxious that sweat covered his forehead, and the anxiety in his eyes was so intense that Qu Li couldn't bear to look at him.
"Go ahead."
"As soon as you and Princess Changle left Wenzhao Courtyard, the master followed behind. After you two went in, the master stayed outside the Grand Princess's Mansion until you came out and went to the palace."
Having said that, Qu Li had already figured out why Feng Yi was angry, and his mood was somewhat complicated.
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