The rain outside the window became even heavier. As the saying goes, every autumn rain comes and a cold comes. Gu Qiang knew that after this autumn rain, it would be at least three points colder.
She found a thick piece of clothing from the cabinet and didn't care at all about Gu Zhihua and Ye who were sitting there with livid faces.
The two women stared at Gu Qiang's every move, as if they wanted to kill her with their eyes. Their expressions were colorful, holding back the turmoil in their hearts, but they did not dare to say anything.
As Gu Qiang said, everyone now knows what her character is like.
He is even more cold and heartless than before, he is unforgiving, he says whatever comes to his mind, and he doesn't take anyone in the Gu family seriously.
After putting on her clothes, she turned around with a smile on her lips and asked, "What are you waiting for if you haven't left yet? Are you waiting for me to ask you out?"
Gu Zhihua reached out and grabbed Ye's clothes, indicating to go out first.
If Shen Zhongbai becomes the emperor in the future, can Gu Qiang, a princess, be older than her own princess? It doesn't matter if she suffers today, she will definitely get it back in the future.
The two people stood up, put on the oil-paper umbrellas again, and walked into the rain. They passed by the sedan in the palace. The white sedan was covered with large white flowers, which looked a bit eye-catching.
The eunuch followed and greeted Gu Qiang. Tingfeng and Gu Suliang followed him into the palace.
A hundred feet outside the palace, the sky is filled with white. All the palace lanterns and curtains have been replaced with white, making it look solemn and solemn.
Before entering the palace gate, I heard the cry of Qiqi Aai and the melodious and suppressed sad music, and my mood suddenly became heavy.
As I slowly went up the steps, I saw people on both sides kneeling on the ground, silently wiping their tears.
Most of them were female relatives. In the middle of everyone, there was a crystal coffin parked there. The rain did not stop, but the female relatives kneeling on the ground did not move.
Gu Qiang had already changed her clothes at home, and now she quickly knelt on the ground.
Because she was the princess, those kneeling next to her were Ziyan and Changning, and those closer to the coffin were some princesses and concubines. Their faces were pale and their eyes were lifeless, as if their souls had been drained out.
When Ziyan saw Gu Qiang kneeling next to him, he lowered his voice and said, "You are finally here. Did you see that the women closest to the coffin will be buried with them?"
Gu Qiang was stunned at first, and then felt a little strange.
The last time I saw Ziyan was one day ago. Ziyan saw the young master Ye Mu whom she had longed for at her congratulation banquet. She thought that meeting her this time would be very embarrassing, but she didn't expect that this girl seemed to have forgotten all those things. Forgot something.
Of course it is relaxing to get along with such a person, but there are hidden dangers in the relationship between the two people. One day, these things will explode like a bomb and push the relationship between the two people into an abyss of destruction.
She grinned in embarrassment. She really didn't know which of the imperial concubines in the palace were going to die. The emperor had no heirs, so he probably didn't even think about it until he died, so he drove away to Hexi before he could have a child.
Turning around, he gently lifted Bai Xiao's hair away from his head, and saw the women who were to be buried with him near the coffin. They were all very good-looking. They were young, with their hair pulled back, and there was no trace of anything on their faces. Some of them were crying miserably, probably not because they had any feelings for the emperor, but because they felt exhausted mentally and physically because of their ill-fated fate.
Those worlds that haven't had time to take a closer look passed by in such a hurry.
Sad music hovered over this huge palace, shrouded in despair and sorrow. Gu Qiang lowered her head, her heart felt like grass growing, eager to know where her brother was and how to rescue him, but She still could do nothing but serve the emperor here.
Someone behind her covered her with a white cloak, and the faint scent of pear blossoms made her know who the man behind her was almost immediately. Turning around, she saw Shen Qianshan kneeling on the ground, looking at her quietly.
He seemed to have arrived in time for the rain. The sound of rain around him hid some of the sounds of sorrow and joy. He gently shook the rain off his body and said calmly: "You will have to kneel here for a long time. Your body Can you bear it?"
Gu Qiang didn't say anything. It didn't matter how long she knelt. Shen Qianshan should also know that this was not what he was worried about at all.
Seeing that Gu Qiang was silent, Shen Qianshan also knew what she was worried about, so he said: "The queen is also kneeling in front with the concubines. She has no time to deal with your brother's affairs. If you want, you can find an opportunity to take you with her." Brother, let’s go.”
Gu Qiang's eyes lit up, and she realized how risky what Shen Qianshan said was. It would be good if it succeeded, but what if it failed
Then there will be too many people important to her involved. She wants to rescue her brother, but she also wants to keep these important people around her well.
"Don't be busy. Since the emperor has passed away, the queen will not be in power for long." Gu Qiang whispered, the rain was pouring down, no one heard her voice, not even Ziyan next to her. Thinking about something, she continued: "Who is the new emperor?"
Shen Qianshan's expression changed. Even in the rainy night, she could clearly see that he seemed to be avoiding this question.
Since he didn't say it, she also knew it. At the cusp of this storm, it seemed that this question shouldn't be raised, but since it was asked, Shen Qianshan just hesitated and said, "It's Shen Zhongbai."
She didn't say much, but Gu Qiang felt desolate in her heart. She didn't even know why she felt like this, but it suddenly surged up and made her panic.
Suddenly a voice appeared in her mind: It was indeed him.
That was Gu Qiang's own voice. As soon as this voice came out, she suddenly remembered herself in her dream, the Gu Qiang who said that she was a monster.
This... could it still be her
She felt cold all over and felt a little ridiculous, but then, she seemed to have caught something.
Could it be that there is another self living in her body? She was watching everything going on with a cold eye, and from time to time she was mocking Gu Qiang for doing things she thought were wrong.
What qualifications does she have? She saw everything, she watched everything happen like a god. She thought Gu Qiang was stupid, but Gu Qiang obviously didn't remember anything.
Shen Qianshan nodded Gu Qiang's head with his hand, then said with a smile: "What are you thinking about? Are you feeling dissatisfied?"
Gu Qiang smiled bitterly, and then said: "How can I be dissatisfied? What does his good or bad have to do with me?"
Shen Qianshan felt a chill in his heart. He knew that it was absolutely impossible for him to be the emperor because he was a prince.
From the palace to Xiaoyao Mountain, he has always adhered to the concept of smooth sailing and peaceful years, and he did not ignore or care about things that did not belong to him.
He wandered around the outer reaches of the royal family and occasionally came into contact with the secrets of the royal family. How could he not see that the emperor's body was already failing? How could he not know who the future heir to the throne would be? He never cared.
Now looking at Gu Qiang's disappointed look, he suddenly felt that he had made the wrong choice
If he was not the prince at the beginning, would Gu Qiang still react like this
Will she feel for a moment that it would be better if her fiancé were Shen Zhongbai
He had never felt so inferior before. Meeting Gu Qiang had changed him so much invisibly.
"It would be great if you can really think like this. Shen Zhongbai likes you and the whole world knows it." Shen Qianshan said with a faint smile.
Three days passed quickly. I don't know why Gu Qiang was so indifferent in her heart. It was probably because Shen Qianshan was by her side and she had been waiting quietly.
After observing the filial piety for the emperor, everyone looked tired. They returned to the side hall to rest. Gu Qiang rubbed her knees, which she could no longer feel. She sniffed, knowing that she was suffering from pain. The wind and cold are gone, and it won't be better for a while.
This small courtyard is around the Queen Mother's palace. As the Queen Mother's most proud son, the death of the emperor was obviously unacceptable to the Queen. She lay in the palace for three days and was still groggy.
As the granddaughter promoted by the Queen Mother, Gu Qiang naturally had to do her best at this time and serve her well.
Ziyan was napping on the bed next to her. As for Ye Mu, she didn't say anything, as if such a man had never appeared before.
Gu Qiang smiled slightly, feeling that Ziyan looked a little cute at this moment. If a man makes the relationship between two women so complicated, she doesn't like it, because that man is not a good man and the two women will not be jealous of him.
She sat next to her. The rain had stopped two days ago, but her clothes had always been damp during the past two days.
She sat by the stove to dry her clothes. When she raised her eyes, she saw a man standing in front of her with his hands behind his hands in the yard, looking at him.
It's been a long time since I last saw Shen Zhongbai, who was also wearing white clothes and dusty. His eyes wandered over Gu Qiang's body, and he pursed his lips tightly, quietly as if he didn't exist.
She didn't say anything. Although she already knew that Shen Zhongbai would be the future emperor, she always felt that if she congratulated this man, it would not be in line with the current situation.
Sure enough, Shen Zhongbai couldn't help it in the end, knelt down and said to her like a child: "Can you marry me?"
Gu Qiang raised her eyes indifferently and said helplessly: "Why, why can't you let me go after such a long time?"
Shen Zhongbai looked at Gu Qiang blankly as if his whole body had been struck by lightning.
His love was like pressure in her eyes, making her unable to breathe.
"Let go? Why let go? When you are with Shen Qianshan, have you ever thought about me? You are happy, but I can't sleep all night!" Shen Zhongbai's eyes were scarlet and he spoke every word.