Coming Kingly Son-in-Law: Don't Provoke the First Daughter - Chapter 162

Chapter 162 Divorce Her

It was true that Shen Zhongbai did not like Gu Zhihua, but in terms of materialism, she had always had what she wanted. It was because she was contented and had nothing to do that she was always jealous. This time, Shen Zhongbai sent Gu Zhihua to the desolate palace, hoping that Gu Zhihua would reflect on herself.

“Your Majesty, as a mother, I only hope that you will cherish Zhihua. Life is not easy for her. It seems that you have never tried to treat Zhihua well. If you treated her well, she would even give her life to you,” Ye said.

At this time, she seemed to be a loving mother, but Shen Zhongbai already did not want to bother to cast a glance at her.

“I understand. Tomorrow, I will release Concubine Hua and pamper her. Let’s see what she can do for me.” Shen Zhongbai said with bad intentions. He continued, “Mother-in-law, if you have nothing to do, then leave. I really have to rest.”

When Ye came out of the Imperial Study’s door, it was already very dark. She rubbed her dry eyes and smiled. “Zhihua, I am finally able to help you.”

The Imperial Study was very quiet. Shen Zhongbai listened to his heart beating in his chest, and he felt dizzy. He thought that he should go out for a stroll.

A eunuch stepped forward and draped a robe over him. He asked softly, “Your Majesty, are you going to Weiyang Palace again today? At this time, the Empress is probably asleep. If you go now, it seems…”

During this month, Shen Zhongbai went to Weiyang Palace’s entrance almost every night. Sometimes, the lights in the Empress’ bedroom were on. He would stand there and watch quietly until the lights went out. Only then could he leave with relief and fall asleep at the same time as the Empress did.

Sometimes, the lights did not go out all night. It was unknown why the Empress could not fall asleep all night. Shen Zhongbai would also stand in the middle of the night and would not fall asleep for a long time.

Shen Zhongbai took a breath and nodded. “Let’s go and see if she is asleep.”

The surface of the lake outside Weiyang Palace was as calm as a piece of jade, emitting a faint glow under the moonlight.

Shen Zhongbai sat in a pavilion by the lake. On the table were a cup of light wine and two fruits. He drank wine under the moonlight until his glass emptied and the moon rose. Then, he started to feel a little tipsy. It seemed that the wine had given him some nerves. He walked to Weiyang Palace’s door and knocked on it twice with his hand.

There was the sound of footsteps. Gusu Liang pulled the door open with her clothes on and looked coldly at Shen Zhongbai. “What are you doing?”

Gusu Liang was one of Shen Qianshan’s people. She had fought with Shen Zhongbai before. Although Shen Zhongbai looked down on this maid, he did not know how to get rid of her. He was very distressed.

Because of the series of things that had happened before, this woman did not respect him. He had cared a lot about this before, but now he had an indifferent attitude.

“Where is Qiang?” Shen Zhongbai asked, his body swaying.

Gusu Liang was speechless. She snorted and said, “At this time, as a solitary person, she has already fallen asleep.”

Shen Zhongbai lowered his head and chuckled. He said persistently, “My Empress actually slept first before I did. Is that appropriate? Wake her up to serve me.”

Gusu Liang gritted her teeth. She felt that no one would know even if she ended the man in front of her like this. However, she had already noticed that there was a team of people who had merged with the darkness outside Weiyang Palace’s wall. They were Shen Zhongbai’s new guards.

Ever since the last time Bai Su brought people to intrude into the imperial palace’s hinterland, Shen Zhongbai suddenly realized that his sense of security was simply too low. Thus, with a lot of money, he trained a great number of people to protect himself. Now, the imperial palace’s security was several times more strict than before.

When Gusu Liang saw this situation, she finally gave up the idea of rushing up to kill Shen Zhongbai.

“You should go back. Miss hasn’t slept well recently. If you provoke her, she will lose her temper when she wakes up.” After Gusu Liang finished speaking, she was about to close the door when Shen Zhongbai swiftly entered after blocking the handle of the door.

Gusu Liang felt a chill in her heart. The moment he entered, she used her foot to close the door. Then, she took out the dagger in her hand and heavily pressed it against Shen Zhongbai’s neck. Her eyes were sharp, as if she wanted to eat him. She said word by word, “I told you to scram!”

Perhaps it was the coldness of the dagger that woke Shen Zhongbai up from his alcohol. He tilted his neck and wanted to break free from Gusu Liang’s restraint. However, he did not expect that at this time, another dagger was also placed on his neck.

It was Ling’s dagger. Obviously, Ling had just gotten up from bed. Her hair was messy and scattered over her shoulders. Her eyes were also cold, but she did not say a word.

Shen Zhongbai was helpless. He was actually subdued by two women. Then, he threw the bottle of wine in his hand to the ground. He raised his hands above his head and said helplessly, “I’m wrong. How about letting me go?”

Gusu Liang actually did not intend to kill Shen Zhongbai. It was better for all of them to live than to die together.

So she gave Ling a look, and the latter put away the dagger. Gusu Liang also slowly put down the dagger and said with a warning tone, “I once had a chance to kill you. Don’t forget this.”

Shen Zhongbai nodded casually and said, “I won’t.”

After saying that, he pushed open Weiyang Palace’s door and staggered away.

Under the moonlight, his shadow appeared very long. He walked forward alone. Ling looked at him and suddenly thought of something. She turned around and asked, “Sister Liang, he is actually quite pitiful, isn’t he?”

Gusu Liang was about to close the door and go back to sleep. Hearing Ling ask this, she stopped and looked at Shen Zhongbai, too.

He was the ruler of this country and had supreme authority. However, after those days when he had experienced the double blow of his mother’s and his child’s deaths, it was as if he had become a different person.

“He is indeed pitiful, but who that lives within these high walls isn’t ?” Gusu Liang sighed.

Shen Qiangwei, Gu Zhihua, and even the Empress… They could not have their wishes come true. Which one of them was not pitiful?

And the person who caused all of this was Shen Zhongbai. He deserved to be pitiful!

Ling seemed to understand, and after closing the door, she went to bed.

The Empress quietly lay on the bed and leaned aside, facing the wall. She could not sleep well. She looked forward to seeing a new world after she woke up. She was full of curiosity about that world, but she was also afraid that after waking up, the situation would be even bleaker.

She fell asleep with such worry, which was extremely uncomfortable.

Receiving the Empress’ instructions, Gu Qiang closed the diary book and rubbed her temples. Because she wanted to get news of the Empress too much, she was nervous.

But what did the Empress mean? Why didn’t the Empress let her marry Shen Zhongbai? Or should she change the way the question went—how could she marry Shen Zhongbai?

She couldn’t understand this, so she stopped thinking too much about it and fell asleep.

The next morning, just as dawn broke, she heard the sound of someone walking in the room. She slowly woke up and saw Gu Huaian pacing around. Although he tried to not make noises, it still couldn’t hide his anxiety.

Seeing that Gu Qiang had woken up, he immediately took two steps forward and sat beside her bed. He asked with concern, “Qiang, did I wake you up?”

She shook her head and asked, “Brother, you came so early. Did something happen?”

She only felt a sense of powerlessness, but she did not take it to heart.

“It’s a piece of good news. I heard that outside the capital, in Yuzhou City, there is a poison master who can cure your amnesia. If you are ready to recover your memory, I will take you to see him.”

When Gu Huaian said this, his eyes lit up.

He was very interested in medicine. Fortunately, this time the patient was his sister, and he could do what he wanted.

“Brother, no. Have you forgotten that I stopped you from leaving the capital? Every other thing is fine, but you can’t leave the capital! Moreover, you just escaped from the imperial palace. Shen Zhongbai didn’t say anything on the surface, but maybe he has already secretly sent people to arrest you.” Gu Qiang thought about it carefully and felt that this matter was inappropriate.

Yesterday, Shen Zhongbai had already come. He was persuading Gu Zhizhang to cancel the engagement between Gu Qiang and Shen Qianshan, which meant that Shen Qianshan and Gu Qiang could not get married now.

Gu Qiang was not too sad. It was not that she did not like Shen Qianshan, but it was too early for her to get married.

However, if she were not to be together with Shen Qianshan, she had to be with Shen Zhongbai. She remembered the Empress’ reminder that even if she died, she could not marry Shen Zhongbai.

“But, Qiang, the thing that I want to do the most right now is to help you recover your memories. Even if there is only a glimmer of hope, I will do it,” Gu Huaian said.

“Since you insist, discuss with the Ninth Prince. Then I will go with you.” After Gu Qiang finished speaking, Gusu Liang had already come in and packed up all the things.

Gu Huaian opened his mouth, obviously thinking about how to stop his little sister. However, he also knew Gu Qiang’s character. When had the things she decided changed?

In the morning, a small sedan left Gu Family in a low-key way. Ye, who was sitting in the main hall drinking tea, stroked the purple jade bracelet on her wrist and listened to the reports from the spies in the mansion. She sneered, “What good is there if she is with Gu Huaian? Gu Huaia only dreams of Gu Qiang recovering her memory, but can the memory be recovered just because you want it to?”

She knew how many ingredients she had used that time. In order to make Gu Qiang lose her memory, she had put in a lot of effort and even all her dowry when she married into this family. She asked the most famous poison master in Yuzhou City to make the poison. There was no antidote for that memory loss.

“There is only one way in the world to recover memories. However, no one will use that method. If I don’t say it, no one will know.” At that time, when she asked for the poison, the poison master said so. Ye was not stupid. Her understanding of this sentence was that there was only one way to cure the memory loss, but maybe someone would have to die for it, so no one would do it. Thus, no one could recover the lost memory.

There were many people who said that they loved Gu Qiang, but there was probably no one who really wanted to give up their lives for the love.

“Let her be,” Ye said.

Then, the maid said, “Yesterday, the Third Prince came to the mansion and asked Master to marry Gu Qiang off.”