103 Chapter 102 of “Quick Wear: I Just Want to Clear H”

105: Masked Prince Consort & Straw Princess (9)

After the poetry meeting, three rumors circulated in the capital. One was that the consort Gu Chengling had an intimate relationship with a beautiful woman at the poetry meeting, and the woman was suspected of being his concubine. The other was that the consort Gu Chengling had an astonishing poetic talent and could be called the best person in the Nightless Kingdom in a century. The third was that the prime minister’s son Lu Ze was beaten with a sack by an unknown person on the way back to the palace. Although it was not a fatal injury, it was almost all in the face. He could not recover for ten days and a half.

Su Yan only found it interesting when she heard that the wife she was marrying was actually said to be an extramarital affair. Those people have really rich imaginations, but when such rumors come out, it should be Gu Chengling who should have a headache, not her.

That day, after attending the morning court, Gu Chengling returned home to have dinner with Su Yan. He brought a bowl of eight-treasure porridge, put the spoon to his mouth, and asked casually, “Has the princess heard about the rumors in the capital these days?”

Su Yan was about to reply that she had heard about it, but the topic changed and she said, “No, what’s wrong?”

After hearing this, Gu Chengling immediately put down the bowl in his hand, as if he wanted to explain in detail.For some reason, Su Yan always felt that he seemed to be excited all of a sudden. If he wanted to show off his poetic talent, she would have known it that day, so there was no need to be so excited. She must have felt wrong.

“Princess, have you heard that Lu Ze was beaten with a sack and his whole face was blue?” His voice was as clear as usual. If you were familiar with him, you would definitely be able to hear the happiness hidden in his voice.

With a “bang”, the bowl in Su Yan’s hand fell heavily on the table, “What did you say? Brother Ze is injured?” The tone was full of urgency.

He didn’t even have time to use his breakfast, so he quickly walked to the door and said, “Come here, prepare a car to go to the Prime Minister’s Mansion.”

Behind her, Gu Chengling’s hands hanging by his sides were clenched into fists, the veins on the backs of his hands were exposed, and the gentle smile on his face had completely disappeared, replaced by a gloomy face.Originally, he wanted to tell her about Lu Ze’s ugliness so that she would give up on him, but she didn’t expect that she was still so stubborn. He was a better poet than Lu Ze, and his face was prettier than him. Why could she only see Lu Ze?An emotion called jealousy rolled in his chest, making him restless.

Su Yan was just doing this for show. After all, she had made it clear to Gu Chengling not long ago how much she liked Lu Ze, but now she was indifferent to the news of his injury. It was strange no matter how she looked at it, so that was why the scene just happened.

After Su Yan left the house, Gu Chengling came to the study and said coldly: “Shadow.”

A figure jumped down from the beam, knelt on one knee, and said respectfully: “What are your orders, Your Majesty?”

Gu Chengling rubbed the jade ring on his hand with his fingertips, a cold light flashed in his eyes, and he slightly opened his thin lips and said, “Go kill Lu Ze.”

Ying did not execute it immediately, but knelt there motionless, obviously unwilling to carry out his order.

“What?” Gu Chengling said displeased.

Ying did not waver. Although he was afraid of Gu Chengling, he still said truthfully: “My lord, please do not ruin the entire plan because of Princess Chang Le. The last time we attacked Lu Ze, we were in danger of being exposed. If we kill Lu Ze this time, our power will definitely be exposed. This time, Shu Ying cannot carry out the mission. I hope your lord will think twice.”

Gu Chengling was originally full of anger at Ying’s disobedience. After hearing what he said next, it was as if a bucket of cold water had been poured on him. He waved his hands dejectedly and said, “There’s no need to do it. Get off.”

He has shouldered so much, so what right does he have to be willful? His sister is still struggling to support her, so how can he indulge in the love between his children, especially her?

Su Yan brought a bunch of supplements to the Prime Minister’s Mansion, but was unable to meet Lu Ze. It seemed that Lu Ze really didn’t want to have anything to do with her, but she didn’t care. She just lost her temper and went back home. She was intercepted by Gu Chengling as soon as she arrived at the door of the mansion. She heard that she was summoned by the palace, so she reluctantly got on the palace carriage.

After Su Yan stepped onto the wooden steps and boarded the carriage, she found that Gu Chengling was still there and had no intention of coming up. She couldn’t help but ask, “Aren’t you coming up?”

Gu Chengling said with a smile: “My chest feels tight today, so I won’t ride in the carriage with the princess. I want to ride a horse and enjoy the breeze.” After saying that, he quickly got on the horse and looked forward, without looking at Su Yan.He was very confused and didn’t know how to face Su Yan. Before thinking clearly, he tried his best to avoid being alone with her.

Su Yan looked at him and couldn’t help but frown. He probably didn’t know how fake his smile was. Even when he usually faced her, he would pretend to be smiling. Unlike today, he always felt that he was uneasy and couldn’t even care about pretending.

It was the Queen Mother who announced their entry into the palace. As soon as the two stepped into Cining Palace, the Queen Mother said with a straight face: “Chang Le, Cheng Ling, are you at odds?” The Queen Mother usually loved Su Yan and Gu Chengling very much, and she had never been so straight-faced.

Su Yan and Gu Chengling looked at each other and said cautiously: “Grandma Huang, why do you ask this?”

The Queen Mother glanced at the two of them and said slowly: “The Ai family just heard today that on the day of the poetry meeting, Cheng Ling met in private with a beautiful woman and behaved intimately?” She looked directly at Gu Chengling. She did not believe that Gu Chengling would raise an outside wife.

Su Yan couldn’t help but laugh, and the Queen Mother looked at her doubtfully. Her husband behaved intimately with other women. How could Chang Le still laugh?

After laughing enough, Su Yan explained: “Grandmother, the beautiful woman they talk about is the granddaughter!” She told the Queen Mother about the situation that day, and the Queen Mother smiled happily and said happily: “I know you two have a good relationship, and Cheng Ling will not do anything sorry to you. Right, Cheng Ling?”

Su Yan lowered her head guiltily, but Gu Chengling’s words sounded like a vow in her ears: “Don’t worry, Grandmother, I will never betray the princess in this life.” Su Yan’s heart couldn’t help but beat a few times. Although she knew that he only uttered such a vow under the pressure of the Queen Mother, his heartstrings were still lightly plucked by him.

The Queen Mother then called out from behind the screen: “Emperor, you should feel relieved now.”

The next moment, the emperor’s figure came out from behind the screen, laughing and saying: “It’s just a misunderstanding, the prince-in-law is very good.”

Seeing the confused looks in their eyes, the Queen Mother smiled and explained: “Originally, the Ai family believed in Cheng Ling, but your father was worried and insisted on asking the Ai family to announce that you should come to the palace to inquire. Now that we have such a result, he should be satisfied.”

“Satisfied, this result couldn’t be better.” The emperor was still very happy.The four of them were chatting in Cining Palace for a while, and then the emperor remembered something and asked: “Chang Le, we are going to the palace to escape the summer heat in five days. Have you and your consort’s things packed up?”

Su Yan was confused by the question and had to ask Gu Chengling for help. Gu Chengling avoided her gaze and said warmly: “The princess’s luggage was prepared a few days ago. Just send it over when the time comes. Father, don’t worry.”

The emperor and the queen mother looked at each other and smiled. Don’t think that he didn’t see Chang Le’s eyes asking for help. It seemed that the consort had arranged everything for her. The two of them were even more satisfied with Gu Chengling.