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Chapter 58: cold smile



"Outrageous!"

The emperor finally erupted and walked up to the two of them. He slapped Concubine Ying hard, and Gu Yunru was so frightened that she dared not even breathe. When Rong Zhen saw Gu Yunru, he wanted to catch up and explain.

Gu Yunru ran fast all the way, not wanting him to catch up.

She didn't know why she suddenly felt so uncomfortable in her heart. This was the first time she had felt this way since coming here.

"Qing Xing, quickly, close the door and don't let anyone in!"

"What's wrong, Miss?" Qing Xing's face turned pale.

"Close the door!" Gu Yunru insisted on closing the door. Qing Xing nodded. By the time Rong Zhen arrived at the door, it had already been mercilessly shut. For some reason, seeing her panic-stricken appearance, his heart was also stirred up.

Rong Zhen was about to say something when the candles in the room suddenly went out...

Qing Xing had been leaning against the door, listening to the sound of footsteps outside. She only lit the candles when they had left. She looked at Gu Yunru anxiously and asked, "What's wrong, Miss? Are there assassins in the palace again?"

"It's not assassins, it's Rong Zhen."

"Prince Zhao? Did Miss offend the Prince Zhao?"

"No, it's hard to explain. You go back to your room and rest. I want to rest too."

Gu Yunru ran all the way and felt as if she was about to lose her life. She lay in bed, lost in thought. With her eyes closed, she couldn't fall asleep no matter what. It seemed that tonight was destined to be another sleepless night.

At this moment, Rong Zhen was sitting inside the house. Qing Feng poured him a cup of tea and looked at the prince, who was drenched in sweat. he couldn't help but worry and ask, "Master, did tonight's banquet not go well? Why did you come back in such a sorry state?"

Rong Zhen gave Qingfeng a sharp glance, and he immediately stopped talking and left the room, leaving only Rong Zhen alone with a lonely and thin figure.

The next day, when Gu Yunru got up and opened the door, she saw Rong Zhen lingering outside. She was surprised to see him so early.

Gu Yunru lacked the courage to face him directly, so she quickly closed the door. For some reason, when she saw him, she felt inexplicably flustered, which had never happened to her before.

Could it be...this absurd thought rose in her mind. She had originally thought that marrying into the royal family and becoming a Wangfei would allow her to live comfortably for the rest of her life. But now, she found herself feeling nervous and longing for someone like Ting Ya ...

"Gu Yunru, you can't be cowardly," she muttered to herself, shaking her head to clear her thoughts. Just as she was about to enter the room, Qingxing, who was there to serve her, saw the prince outside and warmly invited him in for tea.

"Miss, prince Zhao is here."

Gu Yunru lost her courage to open the door. Qingxing...

"He's here." Gu Yunru cleared her throat and pushed the door open, only to see Rong Zhen looking spiritually unwell, probably because he hadn't slept well the night before.

"You didn't sleep last night?" Rong Zhen looked at Gu Yunru and asked.

"Ah...that's impossible..." Gu Yunru secretly glanced at the nearby bronze mirror, only to find that her eyes had dark circles under them that were even more obvious than Rouzhen's.

"Um...maybe I slept awkwardly. Did you come early for something?" Gu Yunru laughed awkwardly.

"Tingya has developed a rash on her face, and the emperor plans to adopt a sister to marry into the nomads in place of the princess."

"What! That's great news!" Gu Yunru was so excited that she jumped out of her chair.

"I'm sorry, I got a bit excited. Who was lucky enough to be chosen by the Emperor as a replacement?" Gu Yunru's eyes lit up with curiosity as she asked.

"It was a beautiful maid from the Laundry Department. Don't worry, she volunteered for the position,"

"That's good to hear," Gu Yunru breathed a sigh of relief. The matter with the Princess had finally come to an end, and she was glad that she no longer had to help the Princess with her plans.

"About last night..." Rong zhen started to say something, but seeing her quick response, he held back his words.

"What happened to Concubine Ying last night?" Gu Yunru had also seen the Emperor's anger, and Concubine Ying had always been favored since entering the palace. Although she was oppressed by the Concubine Shu, it couldn't change the Emperor's desire to favor her.

"She... has been placed under house arrest," replied the Emperor.

"And what about you?" Gu Yunru didn't know what the Emperor was feeling at the moment. To think that the concubine he had been fond of was interested in his younger brother, any man would feel devastated, wouldn't they?

"I'm fine," Emperor Rong zhen spoke casually, and Gu Yunru felt a sense of relief as she held her cup.

In the Qianxi Palace, the Concubine Shu was proudly looking at the phoenix hairpin on the table, and raised her

"Concubine Shu, calm down. The Emperor doesn't want to see anyone right now."

"I know that the Emperor is not feeling happy, so I came here to help him relieve his worries and troubles."

"But..."

"But what? Your courage is getting bigger and bigger, you dog slave."

Concubine Shu gave him a disgusted look, and the eunuch had no choice but to let her in. However, she didn't expect to be ruthlessly kicked out by the Emperor.

Concubine Shu walked in the imperial garden with a gloomy face, and happened to see Gu Yunru, wearing a white long dress.

"Who is this woman? I've never seen her before."

Ziluo asked a nearby eunuch and came back to report.

"Answering to Concubine Shu's inquiry, this is Gu Yunru. Last time she interfered with Bi Luo's affairs and helped Concubine Ying against the your Highness."

"So, she is Gu Yunru." Empress Shu smiled, but it was a cold smile that made people shudder.

Ziluo knew that this maid, Gu Yunru, was about to meet her demise.

Ziluo followed Concubine Shu with an attitude of watching a show.

"Qingxing, the butterflies are here. Come on!" Gu Yunru looked at the nice weather today and brought Qingxing to the imperial garden to catch butterflies. She must try this entertainment.

"Miss, I can't run anymore." Qingxing was sweating profusely, but the butterflies were flying too high, and the flowers in the imperial garden were blooming so fully that it was dazzling, making it difficult to distinguish between the butterflies and the flowers.

"I told you to exercise more, but you didn't listen. Now, see what happened?"