coobybook Chapter 180 It's all for you
Chapter 180 It's all for you
"The north?" Duke Liu asked, somewhat surprised.
Does he have someone in the north who can help him? But how could he possibly know someone in the north if it was part of his plan?
"Did you bring anyone with you?" he asked.
"He only brought Xiao Feng," the guard said. "Master, could His Highness Prince Jing already know his true identity?"
"How could that be! How could he know!" he hurriedly denied loudly.
He was somewhat frightened. After all, with the Imperial Noble Consort under house arrest, his plans began to slip out of his control. He had originally thought he could wait for the woman the Imperial Noble Consort brought him, borrow her womb, and give birth to a "royal descendant."
The King of Liang is also a person not to be trifled with. If only we had known, we should have eliminated him when he was a child. Now that he's grown up, he's a menace, just like his mother.
"Alright, go and keep an eye on the Imperial Noble Consort for any unusual activity."
The guards responded and left.
"Does Madam Pei know about what happened to your mother back then?" Jiang Zhi asked.
“She won’t speak,” Gu Liang said. “Since she won’t speak, she will naturally be willing to speak one day. Judging from her reaction, she knows about what happened back then, but perhaps she’s keeping quiet because she’s worried about the people in the palace.”
"You didn't threaten her?"
Jiang Zhi knew all too well how Gu Liang would speak.
"Me?" Gu Liang naturally denied it. "How could I threaten her? I was just reminding her that her husband is doing something that involves walking on thin ice."
Jiang Zhi gave him a smile, "Your Highness is so thoughtful."
"However, shouldn't Wen Guzhuyu come out soon?"
Jiang Zhi is indeed a smart person.
"The memorial concerning the Imperial Noble Consort should be submitted tomorrow as well." Gu Liang glanced at her. "Her matter needs to be investigated. Gu Yuan seems to be getting anxious now."
"He's in a hurry?" Jiang Zhi laughed. "He probably went to find reinforcements."
But even if he were to seek help, given his integrity, he'd probably worry about whether his floor would be contaminated if he were to personally kowtow to someone.
"How do you know him so well?" Gu Liang couldn't help but want to answer this question that had been bothering him, and he looked her over carefully, resting his chin on his hand. "You don't seem surprised by Gu Yuan's actions at all. Did you know each other before?"
Jiang Zhi's expression remained unchanged, but her heart was filled with turmoil. She couldn't very well tell him that she had been reborn.
How could anyone believe such an absurd reason?
"Langlang, let me tell you a secret." Jiang Zhi looked at him with deep affection, "I had a dream. In the dream, Gu Yuan was very bad, so bad that I could never forgive him in my life. Even after I woke up, I still felt that Gu Yuan was hateful."
"Therefore, what he did is something I cannot forgive."
As she spoke, she lowered her head.
Do you think I'm being strange?
Gu Liang's smile was like a gentle breeze. "How could this be something you can't explain? It can only be because the Gu Yuan in my dream did so many evil things that my Bamboo Peach Society remembers him so vividly. You see, the Gu Yuan now is no better."
“Your husband, me, wasn’t exactly good to Gu Yuan either.”
Gu Liang used a joking remark to cover up the lingering sense of bewilderment in his heart.
Thinking that his reasoning had been believed, Jiang Zhi's eyes changed several times. "Why are you so good to me?"
"The me back then was anything but gentle. I was the kind of wicked woman everyone in Yanjing hated."
"Why are you being so gentle now?" He still liked to tease her.
Jiang Zhi clicked her tongue. Gu Liang looked at her intently, "There's no reason why I'm so good to you."
There were just too many reasons, and he didn't know which one to bring up. In his heart, being good to her was for her sake, for her future, and for her sake.
Jiang Zhi understood the sincerity in his eyes, but she couldn't see through the fact that she had once been in his eyes.
Even with the moon as white as snow, some people still can't sleep.
"Mother, I'm getting married soon. Are you happy for me?" Lu Nianqiu spoke to her mother's tombstone.
"Prince Pei is very good to me, but I always feel like I can't reach his heart. It seems like he's always hiding something from me, but this is just my guess."
After all, she had never received any special favors growing up. All she knew was that she always wanted to be good to Zhizhi, and besides that, she just wanted to protect Junkangtang.
Anything else? No.
She had never had someone who could always warm her heart. Since she could never have it, she never dared to hope for it, not even to be persistent. She would take whatever others could give her, and if she took too much, she would give it back.
"I heard you're getting married?" A familiar voice came from beside me.
Lu Nianqiu turned around and saw Uncle Yanwang walking over with something in his hand.
"It's so late, why are you still here?" Lu Nianqiu stepped forward. "Did you come to wish me a happy birthday?"
“Of course.” He handed it to her. “I wish you a long and happy marriage.”
Lu Nianqiu laughed: "That's all?"
"what else?"
"Why just a blessing?"
How much more do you want?
Lu Nianqiu was amused by him. "You should at least say a few more auspicious words. Why are you so stingy with your blessings?"
He wouldn't say anything, he just wouldn't say anything, his mouth remained tightly shut.
"Uncle Yama, are you married?"
Uncle Yama suddenly blushed and said gravely, "No."
Lu Nianqiu looked him up and down. "That's true, Uncle. You don't need to rush. It's alright, take your time."
How dare she take advantage of me?
"I don't want to get married, and there's no other reason," Uncle Yama explained. "Without interference from others, I'm perfectly fine living alone."
"Oh--"
"I'm not joking!" he said angrily.
"I didn't say you were joking." She said this on purpose.
Lu Nianqiu smiled and asked, "Will you come to my wedding?"
A smirk played on the lips beneath the mask of the King of Hell. "Of course I'll come. But aren't you afraid your husband will get jealous?"
Lu Nianqiu found his words strange; why would he suddenly say something like that?
"Jealous?" Lu Nianqiu waved her hand. "He wouldn't be. Even if he were, I could explain."
"Men can see things clearly. You don't need to explain. By the time you try to explain, it will probably be too late."
Her face showed displeasure. "What do you mean by that?"
"Are you saying I have an ambiguous relationship with someone, or do you not want to be friends with me anymore?"
He looked at Lu Nianqiu earnestly and said, "I'm not saying you have any improper relationships with anyone, but if you get married, it's best not to have too much contact with other men. This is the way of a woman."
"Bullshit." Lu Nianqiu hated this kind of talk the most. "What do you mean by 'women's way'? Why should I be bound by a marriage certificate? Women in the world all have their own responsibilities."
"They can survive even without men."
"Why should I depend on others when I have my own hands? So what if I'm married? I just have an extra identity, not that I've lost myself."
He smiled and nodded.