Chapter 59 It’s too easy to be a bad guy
The emperor looked nervous and Queen Li was also helpless.
Concubine Ning knelt on the ground, feeling very grateful.
"Congyun, I will definitely give you an explanation, don't worry."
Gu Congyun did not seem satisfied with the emperor's statement.
It was not until the emperor announced that Lu Enrui was under house arrest and Concubine Ning was fined for three months that Gu Congyun sat down again.
Although such punishment was not painful for Concubine Ning and Lu Enrui, they had no way to ask for anything more.
When she left the palace, Lu Enyou personally saw her off.
"My Lord Duke, my Lady Duke, our father and mother were not aware of what happened today." Lu Enyou finally said this.
"I know..." Gu Congyun was still angry, and he had no way of getting angry at an innocent person.
Zhuang Hefeng also felt uncomfortable. If Gu Ruanci had not given them a way out, Concubine Ning would not have been able to get away with it so easily.
Only Gu Ruanci remained calm throughout the whole process, and this incident did not cause her any trouble.
Lu Enyou glanced at Gu Ruanci out of the corner of his eye. Why wasn't she angry?
On the way back, Zhuang Hefeng couldn't help it anymore.
"Soft words, you are in the hall, there is no need to give them that step."
Gu Ruanci stared intently and asked patiently, "Mother, do you expect the Emperor to depose Concubine Ning and the Third Prince just because of this?"
"That's not the case, but it shouldn't be like this."
Zhuang Hefeng actually hadn't figured out the most appropriate way to punish them, he just felt angry.
"They are the Emperor's family after all. It's unrealistic to expect him to abandon them for our Gu family just because of a failed scheme. It's better to sell this favor to the Emperor. I'm not giving this step to Concubine Ning and the Third Prince, but to the Emperor. There's a long way to go. I've never thought about reconciling with the Zhou family, and how could I possibly forgive Concubine Ning for her ingratitude back then?"
"If we continue to dwell on what happened today, the punishment we will ultimately inflict on them will still be mild. It would be better to wait for them to continue making mistakes. In the future, we won't need the Emperor to punish us for our father's sake, but for the sake of the Great Yao Empire, and make them lose the most important thing."
"Without my mother, she wouldn't have been able to enter the palace, wouldn't have been able to gain the emperor's favor, and there wouldn't have been a third prince. Since she's forgotten everything, let her go back to the past and reminisce. This is easier said than done."
Gu Ruanci laughed self-deprecatingly: "It's easy to be a bad guy, but it's hard to make the bad guys pay the price..."
Gu Congyun looked at her with heartache, and Zhuang Hefeng hugged her directly in his arms.
“Soft words, do what you want, the Gu family supports you.”
Not long after they returned to the Gu family, the emperor's apology gift arrived from the palace.
Gu Ruanci didn't feel embarrassed at all and accepted it all.
She saved the emperor's face and de-escalated the situation by several levels. She believed that the emperor must understand.
Gu Yuting understood that the Emperor was also being kept in the dark, so he didn't say much. Gu Yulou folded his arms and sulked to the side. Gu Yuxuan said directly, "Is there no mirror in the Third Prince's bedroom? With his looks, how could he possibly have set his sights on my sister? Hasn't he always had his heart set on Zhou Qinzhu? Now, for Old Madam Zhang, he's sacrificing my sister's happiness by letting her enter the palace as a nominal consort, and then letting Zhou Qinzhu take the throne in the future. Is he trying to follow in the footsteps of that bastard uncle, Zhou Zhili?"
After he said this, he realized that the atmosphere was wrong and quickly looked at Gu Ruanci's expression.
"He's not just doing this for his grandmother, he's clearly doing this to help the Gu family."
Not only was Gu Ruanci not affected, she also helped him analyze the real reason.
After hearing this, Gu Yuxuan said, "You're really shameless... Sister, even if you never get married, our family can still support you. If you don't find it interesting, I'll have a few more children in the future and give them to you..."
The Gu family was amused by his words, but Gu Ruanci took the opportunity to warn him: "I am touched by your kindness, but don't talk about having children so casually in the future. You should discuss it with the person who gave birth to your child."
Afterwards, everyone gradually changed the topic and went back home.
The news that Lu Enrui was under house arrest reached the Zhou family, but the reason was unknown.
Zhou Zhili didn't dare tell the old lady what happened during the music competition that day, which almost made her fall down again.
In the past few days, Zhou Yuzhi has been trying to find the Little Medical Immortal through Zang Jizhi.
However, Zang Jizhi said that the Little Medical Immortal did not want to see him, and did not want to reveal the progress of Angong Niuhuang Pills.
Zhou Yuqi was so devastated by the Qin Ji that he didn't eat or sleep well for several days. He still believed that the bezoar was prepared for him in the first place, but he was not as skilled as her and lost the stuff, which ended up in Gu Ruanci's hands. This feeling of frustration made him begin to doubt himself.
Even Zhou Yuxiu was demoted because of the previous incident at Xuan Di Temple.
The atmosphere in the Zhou family at this moment was really not good.
"Why was he suddenly confined? Although the Third Prince was present that day, he didn't say anything. With the First Prince and Prince Duan present, he was already keeping a low profile."
Ye Lanxin thought about it for a long time but still couldn't figure it out.
The Zhou family's sons were also at a loss and had no idea what to do.
Zhou Qinzhu brought it up again: "Didn't father tell you earlier that your cousin told you not to worry, that he had a way to save grandma? Could it be that he offended someone because of this?"
Zhou Zhili sighed, "Who else could it be? It can only be Gu Ruanci. I heard from the messenger in the palace that before the incident, the emperor summoned the Duke of Shou and his wife, as well as Gu Ruanci."
"That must be her. I never thought she would be so arrogant because of her favor. She doesn't even take the prince seriously."
Zhou Yuxiu felt that there was no need to discuss further, as he had already made a judgment on Gu Ruanci in his mind.
Zhou Yuqi was in a rage and said, "She's the one who caused all this. She's the jinx of our Zhou family. She was living well in the mountains, so why did she come back to Dizhou? Isn't it good to be a country girl?"
No one else responded, so Zhou Zhili added, "My sister also sent word back that Qinzhu's jade pendant shouldn't be worn anymore."
"What on earth does she want to do? Isn't it just that father gave a similar piece of jade to mother, and mother gave it to my younger sister? Gu Ruanci is jealous even of this?" Zhou Yuqi became even more angry.
With tears in her eyes, Zhou Qinzhu reluctantly took off the jade pendant and placed it on the table in front of Zhou Zhili.
"Father, if the jade pendant I've worn for so many years brings trouble to the Zhou family, I'll just take it off. As long as I can satisfy Gu Ruanci, I don't mind what I do..."
Zhou Zhili's heart softened, and just as he was about to say something, Zhou Qinzhu had already run out wiping her tears.
"Little sister!" Zhou Yuqi couldn't help but chase after her.
Zhou Zhili was in an extremely depressed mood and looked at Ye Lanxin.
"Madam, my second brother is very resourceful. Is there any solution?"
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