Traitor Concubine Growth Manual

Chapter 69

The night was so quiet that even the sound of the wind seemed to be clearly audible.

Chu Yan's eyes blurred for a moment, and then gradually regained clarity. She stared fixedly at the person who bent down towards her for a long time, as if to determine if this was a dream.

She hesitated and called out, "Your Highness?"

In the faint candlelight, her eyes were like a lost little beast, hesitant and bewildered.

Gu Qi saw his own reflection in her eyes, which seemed to ignite her hope like a life-saving straw.

His heart tightened for a while, and he felt a burst of weakness and pain in his limbs.

"I'm late." His voice was bitter and low, and he gently hugged her into his arms.

Her body is thin and weak, like a child who has not grown up, Gu Qi can even feel her trembling slightly.

In his memory, she has never been so helpless and frightened as she is now.

Chu Yan was hugged in his arms, and his clothes were still slightly cool at night, but such a stable and strong embrace was the only thing he could give.

For three whole days, he suffered bitterly.

The mother of the crown princess passed away. According to the ancestral system, he can only visit the mansion in person on the day when he is buried.

But when he thought of Chu Yan, he wished he could put on his wings and fly out of the palace.

However, there are so many pairs of eyes in the court, all of them are staring at him closely, how can he step out of the palace and enter Zhao's mansion under the eyes of everyone?

Qin Yuanshan and Xiao Che repeatedly dissuaded him, asking him to focus on the overall situation. Now that the draft is coming, how can he still act as if he has a deep love for the princess?

Balancing the forces of the Zhao Mu family and injecting more new forces into the harem are the steps that must be taken to change the game.

But tonight he stood in front of the side hall of Yong'an Palace again, looking at the withered apricot tree, suddenly remembered the scene where he was playing chess at the stone table and waiting for her.

Her every frown, smile, and word are all clearly in front of my eyes.

This is the only bright and dazzling color in the vermilion deep palace.

It is difficult for Gu Qi to stay in such an empty Yong'an Palace anymore.

"Come on, prepare a car!"

Without Qin Yuanshan, without Xiao Che, without court affairs and without drafts, he only knew that no one could stop him from meeting her.

So he drove out of the palace overnight and rushed to see her.

After dispelling the slaves guarding the main hall, he slowly stepped into the house, but only saw the person leaning on the seat in front of the mourning hall and sleeping unsteadily.

She even frowned in her sleep, as if there was nothing in this world worthy of her relaxation.

Her face was a little pale, and her thin chin seemed to have become sharper in just a few days.

And it wasn't until this moment that he really hugged her that Gu Qi felt that everything was real.

He kissed the faint fragrance of her body coming from his nose, and comforted her gently, "Everything is over, don't be afraid, I'm here."

But Chu Yan didn't feel better under such comfort, instead shed tears, one after another, soaking his thin clothes.

It was piping hot and moist.

She choked up and said, "I thought, I thought His Highness wouldn't come..."

The trembling voice was extremely wronged, and tears rolled down.

Gu Qi was speechless for a while, in fact...if it wasn't for the impulsive drive tonight, he might...

Maybe it really won't come.

But at this moment, embracing the fragile Chu Yan, the heart that has been hesitating seems to have finally settled down.

He didn't regret the impulsiveness of the moment.

He should have come earlier and stayed with her from beginning to end.

He left her slightly, lifted her chin, and wiped away her teardrops with his fingers bit by bit, one by one was very light and small, but they hit his heart heavily.

Each one hurts.

He said, "I should have come earlier...it would have been nice to have come earlier...."

Over and over again, accompanied by a dull pain in my heart.

Chu Yan kept tearing, she just looked at him steadily, and finally said slowly, "I'm very glad that His Highness is here, but mother...she can't come back anymore."

Gu Qi's hands froze, as if he didn't know what to say to comfort her.

Lu Shi is dead, he came late, and it seems that nothing can help the matter now.

In his heart, what is more important?Is it the world, or her?

He thought he hadn't made a decision, but his actions had already explained everything. The education he had received since he was a child told him that he was responsible for the world, and nothing was as important as the country.

Even if he finally came to see her desperately today, what's the use?
People cannot be resurrected after death, and he was not by her side during the most difficult time after she lost her mother.

Gu Qi's heart was cold.

Even though Chu Yan was right in front of him at this moment, he felt that the distance between the two of them was no longer as close as it was in Yong'an Palace.

She looked at him with tears in her eyes, her eyes burning.

He dared not look directly into such bright eyes.

Seeing how Chu Yan was biting her lower lip tightly, Gu Qi knew that with her temperament, she must have endured it until now and did not shed tears in front of others.

He held her tightly in his arms again, as if he wanted to completely integrate her into his arms.

"Cry out, it's fine if you cry, with me here, don't be afraid of anything."

Chu Yan sobbed softly at first, then increased her voice bit by bit, until she finally knocked her chin on his shoulder, crying until the sky was dark.

Every sound tightened Gu Qi's heart.

He could only say over and over again, "I am here, don't be afraid."

But in fact, in places where he could not see, even though Chu Yan was crying heartbroken, her eyes were terribly calm.

he is?

He is indeed here now, but where was he a few days ago?

...with Mu Nianqiu.

Maybe repeating what I said to her in the past, maybe doing what I did with her in the past.

Chu Yan was glad that she had been acting from the beginning to the end, and it was also fortunate that she was acting, so she was not tempted.

Looking at it now, why isn't His Royal Highness the Prince acting?On the surface, she is deeply affectionate, but in essence, she can keep her in the dark for the sake of the government and power. When she is facing setbacks alone, she can have a good time talking and laughing with another woman.

It's no wonder that Zhao Chuyan in her previous life died of despair.

Because the emperor's heart has never been sought after, if you force it, you will be the only one who will be forced to death.

While crying, Chu Yan told herself that what Lu Shi said was right, men cannot be trusted.

Especially, this one in front of me.

The Lu family was finally buried in the ground, Chu Yan stood beside the mausoleum, picked up a piece of loess, and threw it towards Lu's family.

The swirling sand falls with the wind, just as easily as the passing of life.

The crown prince announced to the world that Lu's life was virtuous and gentle, and he made great contributions in giving birth to the crown princess, so he was specially named Mrs. Chaohua.

At the same time, at the request of the Crown Princess, an imperial edict came down from the Yong'an Palace to move Zhao Qingyun, the eldest son of Zhao, to Shu to be the Governor of Jincheng for a term of three years.

Zhao Qingyun was so angry that he jumped and threw a tantrum in the house, but Zhao Wu appeared in time, and cut off Zhao Qingyun's anger with a majestic "kneel down".

"If this continues, the Zhao family will be destroyed by your hands sooner or later!" His eyes were sharp as a knife, and he said mercilessly to the three sons of the Zhao family, "Today is Qingyun, and tomorrow it will be your turn one by one!"

But after scolding, he finally closed his eyes and sat down on the chair.

"It was me who was useless, thinking that I could create the best conditions for my children and grandchildren by doing my best, so I ignored your growth... Now it has finally caused the current situation, it is too late... It is too late... .”

He only hoped that Chu Yan's decision could slightly change the current situation, push the idiot who didn't know how to feel sorrow since childhood into the most difficult situation, struggling and self-reliance.

If they can get out of the adversity, maybe the Zhao family still has a chance.

He, Zhao Wu, is finally Lianpo old, and he doesn't know if he will be able to eat tomorrow.

At the beginning of early summer, the breath of late spring is still there.

On the outskirts of the capital, the voice of the warbler is getting old, the long embankment is like embroidery, the Mo River is shimmering in the sunshine, and the thousands of miles of green waves are picturesque.

In front of the woods outside the long pavilion, there is a greenery full of hibiscus flowers, and the willows beside the road evoke a little parting.

Accompanied by the sound of Dada's hoofbeats, a maroon horse came out with brisk steps. There was a man and a woman on the horse's back. The woman sat in front, and the man held the rein with one hand and her waist with the other. limb.

Soon several black horses with the same color appeared at the end of the forest, but as the man on the maroon horse turned his head and gave some instructions in a low voice, the guards all reined in and stopped at the edge of the forest without following them .

The steed rushed to the green field full of hibiscus flowers, Gu Qi finally took the reins, turned over steadily and dismounted, and then handed the horseman, "Come down."

Chu Yan put her hand in his palm, and just stepped on one of the pedals to turn over, she was firmly picked up by him, and fell to the ground in the blink of an eye.

Gu Qi straightened her messy ears and hair, and asked softly, "Are you tired?"

She shook her head and said nothing.

Gu Qi gently took her hand and walked towards an old man fishing beside the pavilion.

This is a very remote place on the outskirts of the city. Because it has already left the city, there is neither a market nor a village, so it is usually sparsely populated except for those who are in a hurry or seeing off pedestrians here.

There is a thatched hut on the other side of the river, and more than ten steps to the left of the old man who is fishing, there is a wooden post with a thick hemp rope tied to the wooden post, which is connected to a floating boat on the bank of the Mo River.

Gu Qi pulled Chu Yan to stop behind the old man, and called out respectfully, "Uncle Huang."

Chu Yan was taken aback, Uncle Emperor?

After Lu's funeral was over, Gu Qi watched her sleep well, and then took her to the outskirts of the city on a horseback in such a sunny morning.

She asked him where he was going, and he simply replied, "Go and relax."

He didn't expect to bring her to see some kind of uncle.

Chu Yan looked at the old man's back in astonishment.

I saw him wearing a straw hat and coir raincoat, as if he had been sitting here for a long time, the straw sandals under his feet were covered with mud, and the bottoms of his trousers were wet with dew.

The black hair that hangs out from under the hat is not silvery, but it is casually draped over the shoulders, which shows that he is a slovenly person.

It took a long time for Gu Qi to say "Uncle Emperor", before the old man hummed unhurriedly, his voice was low and soothing, like the wind in spring.

and then?
Chu Yan waited for the next sentence, but only saw the old man continue fishing leisurely, without any intention of turning around.

The emperor's uncle has already called, shouldn't the elders turn around and say hello to His Highness the Crown Prince?

She looked at such a strange scene in a daze, and for a moment, she felt extremely bewildered.

(End of this chapter)