Coming Kingly Son-in-Law: Don't Provoke the First Daughter - Chapter 152

Chapter 152 Still in Love

Gu Qiang returned to Qingshui Courtyard. It was very quiet. After Ting Feng came back, she packed up the things in the courtyard and sat there chatting with a girl.

When Gu Qiang came in, she saw the girl turn her head. It was Gu Zhiyan.

Gu Zhiyan donned a cheerful smile on her face, sweeping away the gloomy haze in her temperament. She even changed her blackish dress into a bright yellow dress, making people’s eyes light up.

She took two steps forward, walked up to Gu Qiang, and informed with a clear and bright voice, “Elder Sister, I’m here to bid you farewell. We will leave Prime Minister Mansion soon.”

She sounded calm with a hint of reluctance, but composure was instilled in her tone. Obviously, she had already been prepared.

“Are you really going to leave?” Gu Qiang asked.

On the way to the mansion, Gu Qiang heard that Jiang Min had been lying in bed out of rage for three days because of her, but because it was Jiang Min’s fault, Gu Zhizhang did not speak up on behalf of Jiang Min.

That old woman thought that Gu Qiang was still the same old pitiful little girl who lost her mother, but she never thought that Gu Qiang, whom she had always looked down upon, had already grown into Prefectural Princess Luoping who could take charge and brace herself against all kinds of challenges and enemies.

Seeing that there was no one in the Gu Family to help her regain her face, she didn’t want to stay. She had packed up her things and was ready to go back with Gu Zhiyan.

In fact, Gu Qiang asked Gu Zhiyan this because she wanted to be sure if she had the courage to face everything in the future, including being bullied in Glory Mansion. It was inevitable. As for the frustration Jiang Min had suffered because of Gu Qiang, the former would definitely vent it on Gu Zhiyan. Therefore, this fragile and delicate girl would have a harder time in the future.

But as her elder sister, Gu Qiang could do nothing.

“Of course, I have to go back, although I don’t know what I will face when I go back this time. I’ve prepared myself to face all kinds of challenges that come to me. I won’t ask you to help me. I just hope that we can both overcome the obstacles on our journey and silently bless and support each other,” Gu Zhiyan said.

A smile bloomed on her thin face. That smile was so bright and sunny that it made Gu Qiang’s heart twitch. Why did these words sound like Gu Zhiyan’s last words? But her smile was bright, indicating that she was looking forward to her future in this world. Gu Qiang believed that she must have been ready to welcome everything in the future.

“If you can’t go on, go to the capital and find me. Ting Feng will give you the address. Everything has a solution. Don’t hold on alone,” Gu Qiang confided.

She had to lead a tough life too, but she was not as resolute as the girl in front of her.

Gu Zhiyan quietly looked at Gu Qiang for a long time. Finally, she laughed and answered, “Okay.”

This was the last word that Gu Qiang heard Gu Zhiyan say to her. She exhaled casually, looking serene and beautiful. Her footsteps were light as if she was stepping on clouds. Gu Qiang’s heart moved. She wanted to catch up to her and grab her hand, but in the end, she did not do so.

She always felt that she seemed to be thinking too much. Maybe Gu Zhiyan did not mean to say her last words, but she was being bold and bravado. She had overthought this.

Having mixed feelings in her heart, Ting Feng whispered in Gu Qiang’s ear, “It’s not easy for the Third Young Lady either. Her husband is a fool, so Jiang Min is in charge of the entire family affairs. Now that you have provoked Jiang Min, she must be even crazier. It is commendable that the Third Young Lady is brave to go back.”

Gu Qiang had heard about the matter of Gu Zhiyan at least a few times. She had heard them from Ting Feng, so the credibility was quite high.

Jiang Min had a total of two children, Song Yun and Song Yu. Song Yun had died in the hands of Shen Qianshan and Gu Qiang. Song Yu originally wanted to enter the Gu Family. Ye was unwilling to let his son, Gu Huaihuai, marry such a woman, so she intended to push the matter to Gu Huaian. However, Gu Huaian was strong-willed. He forcibly put the marriage arrangement to an end. Therefore, Song Yu was still unmarried.

The eldest son was not Jiang Min’s biological son. He was the product of incest between Duke Song and his sister. He was born retarded, but now, the problem became even more serious. He could not even speak clearly. Because the relationship between the father and mother of the eldest son was not ordinary, Duke Song suppressed this matter. After the younger sister got married, it was said that she was humiliated by her family because she was not a virgin. These were all words after.

Ting Feng had seen a lot of the world. After a slight sigh, she said, “Miss, I have already bought a courtyard in the suburbs. It is very clean, and I’ve hired a Feng Shui Master to check the surrounding. Although I do not believe in this thing, I have to follow the procedure.”

Then she pointed at the packed luggage in the yard and added, “I’ve packed everything. We can move in today.”

After she finished speaking, she saw Chui Xue walk out of the room, who looked at the things around her with a strange expression and asked curiously, “Miss, are we moving out?”

Gu Qiang did not answer. Ting Feng asked instead, “Do you want to come with us?”

It was clear that Chui Xue’s expression froze. She was taken aback, and then she revealed a pale smile. “Of course, you have to take me with you wherever you go, Miss.”

Ting Feng coldly raised the corner of her mouth and spat out a word, “Good.”

Without saying anything, Gu Qiang went into her room and found the diary booklet from the secret compartment. She had been too busy these days and did not have time to check the changes in the diary booklet.

Closing the door, she opened it and looked carefully. She found that there was nothing on it.

At the same time, the future Empress woke up from her bed. It was a very, very long dream. She even felt that she had slept for several days.

In the dream, the Emperor suddenly died of illness. She had been in mourning for a long time. Her elder brother was caught, and they managed to rescue him. All of this seemed to be true.

That person… was he still alive?

She immediately came to her senses. This should be something she had done in the past. It had become a dream and then a part of her memories.

If that was the case…

She suddenly stood up, took two steps forward, and stepped out of the door.

Outside the door, the maid hurriedly walked over. After seeing her, she respectfully saluted, “Greetings, Your Majesty.”

“Your Majesty”. It was an address she hadn’t heard for a long time. At this moment, she felt her blood and qi surging inside her, and then she abruptly fell backward.

The surrounding maids gathered around her, loudly called for help, and carried the Empress onto the bed. However, the Empress did not faint at all. She just opened her eyes, tears flowing down the corners of her eyes.

No matter what she did, in the end, she still did not escape the fate of becoming Shen Zhongbai’s wife. Gu Qiang, what exactly did you do?

The Empress did not blame Gu Qiang. She knew that there were times when fate liked to tease people. Since it was an unchangeable fact, why did it give her hope?

It was as if her soul had been emptied out and there was only an empty shell left.

Shen Zhongbai arrived after an hour with the Imperial Doctor with him. He grabbed the Empress’ hand and placed it on his face. Her hand was too cold, like a corpse.

“Qiang, what’s wrong? I heard the maid say that you fainted. Is the child too noisy?” Shen Zhongbai asked.

His voice was the same as before. There was a trace of gentleness in his domineering tone, just like the melted snow in early spring. She used to be obsessed with this voice before, but now, she found it extremely disgusting.

She turned her head stiffly, and tears flowed down her cheeks. Her voice was trembling, and it was hoarse as if something was stuffed inside her throat. “Child? Our child? How come we have children?”

Shen Zhongbai looked at the Empress strangely, and finally could not help but ask, “You’re five months pregnant with our child. Have you forgotten?”

Five months? Five months!

All the memories flashed through her mind like a strong and knife-like wind blowing across her face and heart. She struggled to get up. If she was not mistaken, Shen Qiangwei would make her miscarry the baby in less than half a month. She had to protect the child.

Before that, should she also contact her previous self and make sure she did not marry Shen Zhongbai?

But why did Gu Qiang still marry Shen Zhongbai? She carefully thought about it, but her mind was like a lump of paste, and it induced a very painful headache.

“How is Shen Qianshan?” The Empress asked in a hoarse voice.

Shen Zhongbai stiffened his back and retracted his hand from the Empress’ face, looking straight at her.

“Why did you ask about him? Do you still love him? It has been so long. You told me that as long as you don’t mention him, I shall not kill him. You also know the punishment of the crime of deceiving the Emperor, right?” Shen Zhongbai quipped calmly after thinking for a while.

The crime of deceiving the Emperor? What was that about?

The Empress tried to calm down and then asked, “Where is Shen Qiangwei?”

Shen Zhongbai was surprised again. He knew that the Empress and Shen Qiangwei had never been on good terms. It was not because she was jealous of Shen Qiangwei. On the contrary, it was Shen Qiangwei who was jealous of her and had been secretly plotting against her.

This kind of life had been going on for several months. As for the child in her belly… was it really Shen Zhongbai’s?

In the second month that Shen Zhongbai took her in, the Imperial Doctor diagnosed that she was pregnant. At that time, Shen Zhongbai did not consummate with her. Of course, he had never consummated with her until now.

Shen Zhongbai was such a proud person, but he could accept the fact that she was pregnant with someone else’s child. Why couldn’t she accept him, albeit reluctantly?

In fact, Shen Zhongbai directly promoted her as the Empress because she was pregnant.

“Why are you asking about her? Qiang, what exactly do you want to do?” Shen Zhongbai asked, his helplessness making people feel distressed.

“Don’t you know what I want to do? Kill me! I want you dead!” The Empress suddenly stood up and kicked away the Imperial Doctor, who was checking on her, and strangled Shen Zhongbai’s neck with her hand.

But she had no strength at all. Despite that, Shen Zhongbai, who was a martial arts practitioner, didn’t even dodge her attack and forcibly embraced it.

“Qiang, calm down. I am the Emperor now. Do you want to die by doing this?” Shen Zhongbai still had the same expression as before. Obviously, this blow from the Empress did not cause any harm to him.