Traitor Concubine Growth Manual

Chapter 43

After talking with Qin Yuanshan in the study, Gu Qi didn't go back to Yong'an Palace directly, but got on the chariot and went to Yuanxi Palace.

The mother would not be wrongly guided for no reason, so that Chu Yan misunderstood that he poisoned and murdered Zhao Wu. Someone must have moved secretly, intending to separate the mother and son, or... to separate Chu Yan and him.

The afternoon sun was a bit dazzling, Gu Qi stepped into the dim Yuanxi Hall from the bright sunlight, and it took him a while to get used to the light in the hall.

In the hall with the doors and windows closed, his mother stood at the front of the hall like a late flower and plant, with her back to the door, staring at a painting on the wall.

Her bun was a little messy, and her back was a little more bent than before, which made her look a little bit embarrassed.

Because there is no sunshine in the hall, it is much colder than outside, Gu Qi almost thought that he had stepped into another world.

Hearing the sound of the door opening, Zhao Ronghua didn't move. To be precise, she seemed to be frozen in place. The whole figure was like a statue, without a trace of life.

Gu Qi could only walk into her step by step, calling out, "Mother."

Zhao Ronghua was startled by the sound of mother, and only then did she realize who it was, she turned around abruptly, and pointed at him with a pale face, "Shut up! You don't deserve to call me mother!"

She was trembling with anger, her eyes were full of tears, but more of them were anger and despair. Now that she saw the instigator, all her emotions poured out for a moment.

Gu Qi's face was gloomy, but he said neither humble nor overbearing, "Because the mother was worried about the grandfather, she misunderstood the son, and the son also understood the mother's feelings, but the son wanted to ask the mother, in your heart, is the son really the kind who needs to rely on?" A person who intends to murder his closest relatives to achieve his goal?"

He looked straight at Zhao Ronghua, and stood upright in the hall, like a poplar.

But Zhao Ronghua was trembling all over, and his eyes were cast towards him like knives.

The mother and son hadn't seen each other for many days, but when they saw each other now, it was such a confrontation scene.

She looked at him with hatred, but his eyes were dark, hiding all his emotions in them.

He knew early on that he couldn't show any emotion when facing his biological mother, because there was no so-called mother-child connection between the two of them, she didn't understand him, and he couldn't get close to her.

Zhao Ronghua's emotions were a little out of control, he gritted his teeth and said to him, "What else can't you do? It's just because your grandfather forced you to marry Chu Yan, I know you don't want to marry her, and I know you look down on the Zhao family, no I hope that the Zhao family will become your hindrance, but you are too cruel! You actually did such a thing to your grandfather because of this! He is old and has dedicated his whole life to your father and you. Selfish desires, just attack him! Gu Qi, ask yourself if you are worthy of me and the ancestors of the Zhao family?"

What a serious accusation, without even asking him, he was sentenced to death.

She is obviously his biological mother, but she is unwilling to give him even the most basic chance of trust and defense.

Gu Qi's eyes suddenly turned cold.

"Since the mother has condemned the death penalty to the son, it is useless for the son to say anything. But whether you believe it or not, I only have one sentence - I have never poisoned, and I don't even bother to use such indecent means. Go kill your relatives and stabilize the imperial power. I am here today, and I only have one thing to ask my mother, who told you that this was done by your son?"

There was a cold defense in his eyes, but the defense was also to cover up the sorrow that was so thick that it was too easy for others to see clearly.

His mother doesn't believe him, so what can he do?
This has been the case since she was a child, and she seems to have only one requirement for him, that is to please her father and become the crown prince. To her, he is not a son, but a tool to stabilize the power and position of the Zhao family, a lifeless puppet.

Gu Qi has learned to tell himself since he was very young that he has a mother, but whether he has a mother or not is actually the same.

Or maybe it would be better if he didn't, so that he wouldn't have to comfort himself again and again, so that at least he could deceive himself that he couldn't get mother's love because his mother was no longer around.

Zhao Ronghua seemed a little shocked by what he said, and finally got out of despair a little bit, and turned to look at him blankly, "Really...you didn't do it?"

Gu Qi wanted to laugh, but when the smile reached his eyes, it turned into a sadness that was weaker than crying.

She finally tried to believe his words, but when the words came to her lips, she said, "You really didn't do it?"

He smiled mockingly, "Mother can think whatever she wants, son just wants to know, who told you that I poisoned you."

Zhao Ronghua couldn't digest such a big change all of a sudden, and subconsciously pointed to the crumpled note on the table, "No one told me that someone threw that note in the yard and I saw it... .”

When she saw it, she was extremely shocked, and immediately called Shu Qiu to ask what happened, only then did she learn that her father was indeed dying in Xijiang, and that Prince Gong had indeed been ordered by the prince to go to Xijiang to take Zhao Wu's place in person. Everything was as said on the note... Naturally, she also believed the last sentence.

"The crown prince was dissatisfied with Duke Ding forcing his concubine to go to war, and ordered the army to poison her, regain the emperor's order, and replace Prince Gong as the deputy general."

True and false, false and true, people in a hurry can no longer tell the difference, and Zhao Ronghua has been in poor health for several years, staying in Yuanxi Palace all day long, neglecting to fight wits, now he has lost his last caution and analytical ability.

Instinct told her that her son had been separated from her for a long time, so what could she not do?
People with supreme imperial power are probably like this.

The emperor is like this, and so is the prince.

But Gu Qi stopped talking, read the note silently, smiled lightly, raised his head and nodded helplessly towards Zhao Ronghua, "Thank you mother for telling me, my son is leaving."

He turned around and left lightly, and that extremely ordinary note with no clues at all fell gently on the ground, just like the sigh he had never uttered.

The world is big, even the children in the market know the phrase "the thread in the hands of a loving mother, and the clothes on the wanderer", but it seems that he is the only exception, because this small palace cannot accommodate his humble wish of Cheng Huan's knees.

Even so, when the door was closed, he finally whispered to Shu Qiu who was beside him, "Take care of her, I will send the imperial doctor to take a look at her, after that..."

After a moment of silence, he suddenly broke into a smile, raised his head to look at the brilliant sunset in the sky, his eyes were silent and desolate, "After that, I will let the princess come back to accompany her every day, and urge her to drink her medicine well."

Everyone knew that he didn't love her, but only he remembered that he had always been her only son, and he had always longed for normal maternal love.

It's just this desire, let alone talk about it.

When they returned to Yong'an Palace, the stage was still there, but the backyard was empty.

Gu Qi's expression was not very good all the time, and he didn't go back to the main hall right now, but went directly to the side hall where Chu Yan was.

It's a pity that the man with the injured knee didn't stay in the house as he ordered. Looking at the empty room, he was slightly angry, and immediately walked out without saying a word.

"Where is the princess?" He approached the hall and asked the eunuch on duty at the door.

Before the eunuch could speak, he heard a squeak, and the door of the main hall was pushed open from the inside.

"Your Highness!" Chu Yan blessed Fushen with a smile like a flower, then took his hand and happily walked in, "Come and see!"

Gu Qi couldn't help but look at her feet, and saw that she was limping when she walked, but she didn't know where the patience came from, and she could still smile so happily.

He asked her, "Does your foot hurt anymore?"

"A little bit more, it's much better after applying the medicine." Chu Yan smiled nonchalantly, then pulled him to stop in front of the table, pointed to the covered plates on the table, "Open it and have a look!"

Her eyes were bright and full of anticipation, as if she had prepared a big surprise for him.

Gu Qi didn't take off the lid in a hurry, but narrowed his eyes and asked her calmly, "What did I say before I left?"

"A good show?" she asked him.

"That's not it."

"Then... eat well?" She blinked.

He frowned, "Stop pretending to be stupid."

Chu Yan helplessly took his hand, shook it, and lowered her head to admit her mistake, "Okay, okay, I know I shouldn't walk around, but I just walk around in Yong'an Palace, most of the time Sit down! Don’t rush to pursue it, just take a look at what I have prepared for you!”

Gu Qi glanced at her, and then opened the lids one by one.

The first set, the ugly steamed buns.

The second plate is dry noodles with an unknown red sauce.

The third plate, deep-fried tofu cubes sprinkled with chili powder.

He gave her a cold look, "Don't you take a good rest, just to make these strange meals?"

Chu Yan intuitively felt that he was not in a good mood, and wondered if there was something in Xijiang that made him unhappy.

She carefully picked up a small steamed bun with her chopsticks, and put it in his mouth with an apologetic smile, "Although the appearance is a bit poor, the taste is still very good. I tasted it myself and almost bit my tongue off!"

...almost bit off your tongue?

Gu Qi looked at her seriously, "Open your mouth, let me see."

Chu Yan: "...." Your Highness, can you be any colder?

Although she was in a bad mood, Gu Qi opened her mouth and ate the steamed bun because she insisted on making things for herself despite her knee injury.

The refreshing fragrance of shiitake mushrooms spreads in the mouth with the smooth and tender pork. The taste is indescribably attractive.

Gu Qi was a little surprised, because this kind of food was rarely eaten in the palace, even if it was eaten, it was crab meat buns or fresh meat buns, and there were few such fresh tastes as shiitake mushrooms and pork stuffing.

I feel better.

"What about this?" He pointed to the second dish.

With a smile, Chu Yan wrapped the thick noodles with her chopsticks, and then deliberately dipped the chopsticks full of sauce, then sent it to his mouth, and said something like treating a child, "Ah."

Gu Qi wanted to laugh, but he couldn't when the noodles entered the mouth.

Because before he took it, he thought that the red sauce should be chili sauce, but after the sweet and sour taste spread in his mouth, he realized that the red sauce was actually made of tomato.

Tomatoes in this era have only just been introduced by Fanbang, and because of the scarcity, only the palace has royal offerings.

Gu Qi himself doesn't like this taste very much, but the reason is not that he doesn't like tomatoes, but that the royal cook in the palace doesn't know much about tomato preparation. Seeing that it looks similar to pepper, he also cooks according to the recipe of pepper. Do it, and the things you make are all kinds of strange things, but they are not very delicious.

Chu Yan was rummaging through the fruits and vegetables in the small kitchen, and suddenly found a few tomatoes. Immediately, she was in a good mood, and she asked the chef to knead some noodles, and made some thicker than usual noodles according to her instructions. Rounder faces.

This is the spaghetti of the future, she borrowed a stalk to please His Royal Highness, and she also tasted it herself.

She chops the tomatoes herself and puts them in a pot to make juice. She adds some gorgon powder to make the juice thicker.

Because there were no onions in this era, she replaced the original ingredients with cucumbers and potatoes, cut them into cubes and cooked them together in the tomato juice, and finally stir-fried some minced meat and mixed them into the tomato juice.

All in all, this is Pan Chuyan's variant pasta. She tasted it, and it tasted surprisingly good.

His Royal Highness ate very engrossed, savoring the sweet and sour taste on his lips while chewing, his brows relaxed a bit.

Finally, Chu Yan obsequiously took a piece of fried tofu and delivered it to his mouth, "Try this."

The spiciness of chili pepper and the crispy aroma of tofu permeated the mouth, the stimulation brought a feeling between pain and pleasure, and Gu Qi suddenly felt that his eye sockets were a little moist.

Chu Yan was taken aback, "Is it very spicy?"

She hurriedly turned around to pour water, caring only about what she liked, she even forgot that His Royal Highness is not herself, born in the land of Bashu, who loves spicy food... Mistake, mistake.

But without waiting for her to pick up the kettle, Gu Qi suddenly grabbed her wrist, pulled her past her in a daze, and then leaned over to cover her lips without warning.

All of a sudden, the spicy taste spread between the two people.

He kissed her not very tenderly, his teeth even bit her lips lightly, and his breath was not stable.

Chu Yan thought absentmindedly, what happened?Even his kiss became a little suppressed, as if he was looking for a vent.

She responded to him tenderly, tolerated his struggle bit by bit, and finally calmed him down.

Gu Qi's eyes were still a little wet, he looked down at her, and gently rubbed her hair with his hands, "Chu Yan, do you believe me?"

What do you believe in him?
Chu Yan was confused, but when she met those slightly blank and sad eyes, she nodded very firmly and smiled sweetly, "I believe it."

With such an answer without hesitation, Gu Qi's heart moved, he pulled her into his arms, and shouted in her ear again, "Chu Yan."

"Ah."

"Chu Yan."

"Ah."

"Chu Yan."

"...I'm here." How many times do you want to call out!Chu Yan slandered.

At this time, Gu Qi stopped, and suddenly smiled softly, "It's good that you are here."

At least he knows that there are still people in this world who will always stay by his side, believe in him, and look up to him, as if he were her god.

(End of this chapter)