"She is carrying my child, and the ground is too cold for her to kneel on. Even if she has made a mistake, I will bear all the blame."
"Please be considerate of her difficulties and help her get up first."
Wen Shuyi didn't expect Gu Ziyu to stand up for her.
But it was too late.
She stared at Gu Ziyu through tear-filled eyes, angrily demanding, "Why do you have to pretend to be the good guy?!"
Then, with his upper body straight and neck stiff, he addressed the Duke and his wife:
"I, Wen Shuyi, will take full responsibility for my actions. Whether you kill me or torture me is entirely up to you!"
"I'd gladly pay with my life for Empress Su!"
Gu Ziyu swayed a few times, his face turned deathly pale, and his eyes slowly turned bloodshot.
"Sister Wanwan... what happened to her?"
The wife of the Duke of Baoguo looked at her youngest son with a pained expression.
She tried to help Gu Ziyu up, but her husband sternly stopped her.
The wife of the heir of the Duke of Baoguo wiped the corner of her eye.
No one knew Gu Ziyu's feelings for Su Wanwan better than her.
That wasn't the infatuation and passion of ordinary male-female love.
It is a mixture of guilt, gratitude, appreciation, love, and respect, an obsession that has been intertwined for many years.
Back then, he begged his family to help him marry Su Wanwan, but was refused by the elders of the Gu family.
If the Gu family, who control the capital's army, were to form a marriage alliance with the Grand Secretary's family, wouldn't it be incredibly easy for them to plot a rebellion?
How could the royal family possibly agree to such a request?
I fear that if we bring this up, it will arouse the palace's suspicion and vigilance, bringing disaster upon our entire family.
To dispel Gu Ziyu's absurd idea, the Duke of Baoguo personally proposed a condition: that he go to the border army to earn certain military merits before returning to propose marriage, so as not to wrong the noble girl.
Gu Ziyu went without hesitation.
But before he could earn enough military merits, Su Wanwan got married.
He wasted several years enduring sandstorms in the northern frontier.
He didn't like Wen Shuyi, but the Gu family kept pestering him until he married her.
Now, Wen Shuyi is pregnant with his child, but he has set a trap to assassinate Su Wanwan.
How could Gu Ziyu accept this?
This child is so stubborn. What if he gets hurt because he can't see things clearly?
Wen Shuyi glanced at him with teary eyes, bit her lip, and turned her head away.
In bed, he calls her Sister Wanwan; now, in front of his elders, he still calls her Sister Wanwan.
Why bother pretending to plead for me?
The white-haired Duchess of Baoguo snorted coldly, ignoring Gu Ziyu, and said to Wen Shuyi:
"You do know your crime."
"You don't need to pay with your life."
"Empress Su was blessed with good fortune and escaped a calamity."
"Moreover, the magnanimous man personally instructed me not to damage the Gu family's reputation over this matter, nor to diminish our relationship with the palace."
At this point, the Duchess of Baoguo sighed deeply, her whole body slumped down, as if she had aged ten years in an instant.
Empress Su's magnanimous and tolerant statement saved the Duke of Baoguo's mansion from an unexpected catastrophe that could have wiped them out.
The Duke of Keguo's mansion has no choice but to give an explanation.
Otherwise, if this disaster were to be brought up again by someone with ulterior motives someday, it would surely be a heinous crime that would lead to the confiscation of property and the extermination of the entire family.
They knew all too well how ruthless the Emperor could be once he took action.
Lady Baoguo pointed at Wen Shuyi and said, "The Gu family is too lowly to accommodate someone as important as you."
"We can't afford the child in your belly either."
These words startled everyone present.
The Duke of Baoguo's mansion has always valued its eldest son, yet they don't even want the child in Wen Shuyi's womb; this shows they have murderous intentions.
The Duke of Baoguo remained silent, clearly indicating that he had already discussed it with his wife.
Gu Ziyu was startled and kowtowed heavily: "Grandson has something to say, I beg to speak to Grandfather in private!"
...
Maggie was chained to a dark room.
Someone came in and forced her to drink a bowl of extremely bitter medicine.
Maggie looked terrified and struggled to refuse to drink, but he grabbed her chin and forced her to drink it.
The man was clearly an expert; he pressed her pressure points, making it impossible for her to vomit.
Maggie wailed hysterically, "What did you give me to drink? I'm carrying the emperor's child? I want to see the emperor! I want to see the emperor!"
No one responded to her at all.
Maggie lowered her head helplessly.
Does the Emperor really not want her anymore?
Were all those passionate declarations of love and the fiery words he uttered calling her his darling fake?
impossible.
Why would a fake emperor drive away the Empress and let her move into the main house of Xiaoyuan?
How could a fake him allow her to direct various departments and bureaus within the palace to do this and that for her?
It's fake. Why would he risk his life to save her?
It must have been Su Wanwan who used tricks to bewitch him, which is why he suddenly wanted her to marry someone else.
He definitely wouldn't want to part with it.
Otherwise, why would they have made her take abortion pills first, and then let her go so easily later?
That must be it.
It must be Empress Su using her pregnancy to cause trouble, and the Emperor is temporarily deceived by her and cannot come to see her.
Once Empress Su's child is gone, why would the Emperor even glance at Su Wanwan?
She tried to comfort and hypnotize herself, feeling that the night was extremely long.
Footsteps suddenly came from outside the dimly lit door.
Maggie woke up instantly, overjoyed: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, have you come to save me?!"
The moment the door opened, the outside light shone on the man's profile.
His handsome face, with its distinct features, was half dark and half light, making his whole face appear particularly sinister and terrifying.
Maggie couldn't help but shiver.
She had never seen him like this before.
Where is the emperor who dotes on her and is calm and composed?
It was clearly a vengeful ghost that had come to claim a soul.
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