allonlinenovel Chapter 454: Your Highness wants to save her life?
Chapter 454: Your Highness wants to save her life?
Chapter 454 Your Highness wants to save her life?
Shen Wantang looked at her and said seriously, "A Ning, cry if you want to. I'll accompany you. But you have to remember, after today, don't cry, because the future will be good days. Not marrying into the palace is a good thing. Your blessings are all in the future!"
Gu Qianning burst into tears: "I know that if I don't marry my cousin the Crown Prince, the sky won't fall, but my heart hurts so much, as if it's been torn apart."
Shen Wantang sighed softly. It was normal for her to be sad and in pain. After all, she had liked the prince for so long and had always hoped to marry him. She didn't expect that he would turn around and marry someone else, and even give flowers to someone else in front of her.
She glanced around and saw many people looking over here. She pulled Gu Qianning up and said, "Let's go. It's time to take shelter from the rain, or your clothes will get soaked. If you are sad, go find the prince and scold him. Don't make him feel better if you don't feel better."
Gu Qianning was dragged by her to the side hall. As soon as she entered the hall, she said, "Atang, you are right. I should go find the prince."
"Have you thought it through? Do you want to scold him?"
"I have something I want to ask him. Wait here for me. I'll be back when I have found out."
"Do you want me to go with you?"
"No, I'll go by myself."
Gu Qianning looked determined. She opened the door and walked back into the rain.
The little palace maid hurried forward to hold an umbrella for her. She took it and said, "You don't have to follow me. Just stay here and serve the Crown Prince's Consort."
The little palace maid didn't dare to go against her wishes and could only respond with a "yes".
Gu Qianning held an umbrella and went all the way to the East Palace.
The door of the East Palace was ajar. Gu Qianning reached out and pushed it open, then stepped in.
However, she did not see Xiao Qingxuan in the hall, but saw Yu Baoshu, who should not be here at all.
The umbrella in her hand fell to the ground.
When Yu Baoshu saw her, she was a little flustered. After all, it would be very bad for an unmarried girl to appear in the prince's palace. Even though she had been secretly chosen by the prince to be the princess, she should observe etiquette before getting married.
She hurriedly explained, "Miss Gu, don't get me wrong. It was His Royal Highness the Crown Prince who saw that I had nowhere to go, so he took me in temporarily."
Her heart ached to the point of numbness, Gu Qianning said in a dry voice: "Really? Cousin... Your Highness really has a kind heart... like a bodhisattva!"
There are so many empty side halls in the palace that can accommodate dozens of girls. How could Yu Baoshu have nowhere to go?
"Your Highness the Crown Prince is so kind-hearted, why did he leave Miss Yu here alone? Where did he go?"
"His Highness...his clothes were wet, so he went to change."
As soon as Yu Baoshu finished speaking, the prince walked out from the inner hall.
Gu Qianning saw that he had indeed changed his clothes, and curled the corners of her lips: "Your Highness, this outfit is even better looking than the one just now. Who did you change it for? Miss Yu?"
The prince did not answer him, but turned to Yu Baoshu and said softly: "Miss Yu, I will ask my subordinates to hold an umbrella and take you somewhere else. When it rains in the palace, the scenery is also very charming."
Yu Baoshu knew that they had something to talk about in private. She was originally sitting on pins and needles, and when she heard this, she felt as if she had been pardoned. She quickly bowed and said, "Thank you, Your Highness!"
Then she hurriedly followed the young eunuch.
The door of the hall slowly closed, and only Xiao Qingxuan and Gu Qianning were left in the hall.
The hall was dark and the atmosphere was cold.
Xiao Qingxuan's gentleness towards Yu Baoshu just now disappeared, and his handsome face was cold: "Cousin, have you forgotten that I told you not to come to my bedroom?"
Gu Qianning tried to hold back, but couldn't hold back any more. Her tears fell: "You didn't let me come, but let Yu Baoshu come. Why?"
"No reason."
"Because you hate me? Or because you like Yu Baoshu? So she gets special care from you?"
"My cousin has crossed the line. You shouldn't be asking these questions."
Gu Qianning finally broke down, her voice became sharp: "Xiao Qingxuan, you know better than anyone whether I have crossed the line or not! I am qualified to ask these questions, if you are still a man, answer me!"
Xiao Qingxuan looked at her, and a crack appeared on his cold face: "A Ning, I don't hate you, but you really can't come here again."
"I don't have to come. I don't want to come again! But I still have a question for you."
"What are you asking?"
"Have you ever liked me? Were you pretending to be nice to me before? Were you being nice to me on purpose just to keep my father at bay?"
"A Ning, these are three questions."
"Then answer all three questions!"
Xiao Qingxuan clenched his hands tightly in his sleeves. After a long while, he said, "I just treat you as my sister, nothing else. Can this answer answer these three questions?"
"younger sister?"
Gu Qianning suddenly laughed, but there was no smile in her eyes, only tears that kept overflowing: "Xiao Qingxuan, you liar, you have deceived me for so many years, you have no heart!"
Xiao Qingxuan watched her crying, and his hands hidden in his sleeves moved, but he did not lift them up in the end.
He said softly, "Your clothes are all wet. Your clothes are at Mother's place. I'll ask someone to get them. You can change here before you leave."
Gu Qianning's face turned pale, and she felt as if she had died. "Stop pretending. You seem to care about me, but in fact, you wish I would die soon, so that I won't delay your marriage."
"A Ning!"
"Your Highness, I am so precious to you. I hope you won't bother with my affairs. I'll take my leave."
After Gu Qianning finished speaking, she turned around and walked out.
Xiao Qingxuan picked up the umbrella on the ground: "It's raining so hard, and you don't even have an umbrella? Gu Qianning, come back!"
Gu Qianning, however, acted as if she heard nothing and walked straight into the rain.
"Somebody come!"
A young eunuch came in and said, "Your Highness."
"Take the umbrella, follow her, and deliver her to Gu Qianhan."
"Yes, Your Highness."
The young eunuch took the umbrella and ran out.
Xiao Qingxuan stood in the hall, looking in the direction where Gu Qianning left, without moving for a long time.
A figure slowly walked out from the inner hall and stood behind the prince.
"Your Highness, those who want to accomplish great things should not indulge in sentimental relationships. Replacing the daughter of the Gu family and choosing someone else as the Crown Princess is your first victory, and we are all excited and happy for you. However, the Gu family will never give up, and your Highness still has a tough battle to fight, so you must not be soft-hearted."
Xiao Qingxuan was silent for a long time, and then he slowly loosened his clenched fists in his sleeves: "Master, I am not soft-hearted. The Gu family is a great concern for me and my father, and we must get rid of it."
"Your Highness is sober, I am relieved. I hope Your Highness will not blame me for being too talkative."
"I won't stay in the Gu family, but Ning..."
"Your Highness wants to save her life?"
"A Ning is just a woman, and she has no ambitions, so there is no harm in keeping her."
"Your Highness, please do not be too soft-hearted. Be careful of your future being ruined by her. You should root out the weeds. Your Highness should understand this principle."