Chapter 62
For some reason, Gu Mengyao felt an instant connection with Empress Bai Qian.
Because both of them shared similar topics, their conversation became more and more engaging. When Gu Yu came looking for her, Gu Mengyao didn’t want to leave so soon.
It was unavoidable; Empress Bai Qian was simply too amazing.
Gu Mengyao had initially thought that women like Bai Qian wouldn’t have much in common with someone from a village like herself. However, the reality was beyond her expectations. Although Bai Qian had never experienced rural life, she was very talkative in other aspects.
For example, weapons…
This immediately struck a chord with Gu Mengyao, making her chat more and more enthusiastically with Bai Qian.
Even Bai Linyue, sitting beside them, couldn’t interject into their conversation. In the end, she could only pick up fruits from the fruit platter, nibble on them, and listen. It was quite pleasant.
To prepare for this wedding, Bai Linyue hadn’t eaten anything from morning until now. It was truly agonizing.
At the Bai family’s house, when Bai Linyue tried to sneak a bite, the matchmaker discovered her. Not only did the matchmaker confiscate all the food, but she also warned her that if she ate anything, the groom would mock her on their wedding night.
After all, a woman’s figure changing was a very serious issue.
Bai Linyue didn’t take this to heart.
Chengfeng Shan liked her for who she was, not her body. If she could be disliked so easily, then it would be her own fault in choosing the wrong person. Why should she be so cautious about such things?
As someone who dared to pursue the person she liked, Bai Linyue was different from most women in Linfeng Kingdom, so she wouldn’t be bound by such rules and regulations.
It was precisely because of Bai Linyue’s bold personality that Gu Mengyao found herself being able to chat with her. The two had transformed from rivals in love to friends.
Thinking about it now, it truly made one sigh with emotion!
“It seems we have to leave.”
“So soon? I feel like we haven’t had enough.”
“Haha, you can come to the Imperial Palace to find me next time. At that time, you can enter the Imperial Palace directly with this token.”
As she spoke, Bai Qian took out a palm-sized token from her person. When she handed it to Gu Mengyao, Gu Mengyao accepted it without any refusal.
She genuinely liked Bai Qian, so she would definitely visit her in the Imperial Palace again given the chance.
After ending her conversation with Bai Qian, Gu Mengyao belatedly realized… not only had Gu Yu arrived, but the groom, Chengfeng Shan, was also waiting outside!
Immediately, when she glanced at the sky outside, she saw that it was already evening…
Afterwards, to avoid delaying the intimate time between Chengfeng Shan and Bai Linyue, Gu Mengyao and Bai Qian quickly left the room. As they exited, they also helped Bai Linyue put on her red veil.
“You haven’t come out for such a long time, I thought something had happened!”
“What could have happened? It’s just that the Empress and I were chatting so enthusiastically that we lost track of time! I apologize for making you worry.”
“It’s good that everything is fine. We should be going back.”
After Gu Mengyao came out of the room, Gu Yu immediately leaned over to ask what she had been doing all this time and why she was coming out so late.
Earlier, there had been an assassin, and ever since Gu Mengyao left, Gu Yu had become increasingly uneasy.
However, thinking about the eunuch who had come to call them earlier, he was indeed someone from the Empress’s side, so there was no need to worry too much.
Who knew that it was already dark, and Gu Mengyao still hadn’t returned.
Then, hearing Gu Mengyao’s explanation, Gu Yu felt a sense of exasperation. He wondered what kind of hypnotic spell Bai Qian had cast on his little wife, to become so familiar with her in just half a day?
Although Gu Yu was meeting Bai Qian for the first time, he had heard about Bai Qian’s past actions. Therefore, he knew that she wasn’t as simple as she appeared on the surface, but rather concealed her true intentions very deeply.
This wasn’t just rumor.
It was like a feeling of kindred spirits meeting, which made Gu Yu’s first impression of Bai Qian not very good… because it constantly felt like looking in a mirror; the two were like identical twins.
However, there were still some differences, such as Gu Yu’s love for money…
Gu Yu didn’t think of himself as a good person in the first place, so now he saw Bai Qian as more like a villain.
Thinking of this, Gu Yu couldn’t help but turn his head to look at Bai Qian. He saw Li Ye, who had been waiting for a long time, reaching out his hand, gesturing for Bai Qian to place her palm on his back so he could help her leave.
However, Bai Qian didn’t directly place her palm there. Instead, she extended a hand, holding it in mid-air, waiting for Li Ye to raise his hand to meet hers.
Seeing this, Li Ye couldn’t help but raise the corner of his mouth helplessly, but then he proactively raised his hand higher, allowing Bai Qian to grasp it.
After grabbing Li Ye’s palm, Bai Qian then looked up at Li Ye. After he blushed, she seemed to have satisfied her sadistic pleasure, moved her gaze away, and prepared to leave.
This scene, where the Empress seemed to be teasing a little eunuch, made Gu Yu feel awkward no matter how he looked at it!
Why did these two seem like they had some ulterior motive?
“Yu, what are you looking at? Her Highness the Empress has already left. Let’s go too.”
“Okay.”
Afterwards, as Gu Yu looked back at the Empress and her entourage with confusion, Gu Mengyao suddenly spoke up, successfully diverting Gu Yu’s attention.
He nodded. After Gu Yu and Gu Mengyao exited the main gate, they immediately got into the waiting Gu family carriage and headed back to the Gu Residence.
On the road, Gu Mengyao rolled up the carriage curtain, revealing the night sky and stars outside. As the carriage moved, the moon and stars seemed to move as well.
“Yu, Her Highness the Empress is truly incredible. I never imagined that another woman could chat with me so engagingly. If there’s a chance in the future, I must meet Empress Bai Qian again.”
“There will be opportunities.”
Listening to Gu Mengyao’s words, Gu Yu smiled slightly and affirmed that there would be opportunities.
If nothing else, when she went to the battlefield in the future and Gu Mengyao truly became a female general, she would likely be able to enter and exit the Imperial Palace frequently.
She might even be able to attend court…
Although Gu Yu felt that Bai Qian wasn’t a good person, she hadn’t shown any ill will towards the Gu family. Instead, she seemed to want to build a good relationship, otherwise, she wouldn’t have sent Li Ye to tell him these things.
Therefore, Gu Yu didn’t object to Gu Mengyao getting close to Bai Qian.
After all, Bai Qian appeared to be a capable individual, and it was always beneficial to build good relationships.
However…
“Mengyao, have you noticed… the relationship between Empress Bai Qian and Li Ye seems very strange? It’s that eunuch Li Ye who once came to Lian Town, you’ve met him once before.”
“Yes, I remember. But I don’t feel anything strange? Are you overthinking it, Yu? It’s just a normal master-servant relationship.”
Immediately, when Gu Yu voiced his doubts, Gu Mengyao appeared surprised, clearly not having thought this much.
No matter how you looked at it, the relationship between Empress Bai Qian and the eunuch Li Ye seemed normal!
Even if there was something abnormal, Li Ye was just a eunuch…
Gu Yu also seemed to recall Li Ye’s identity as a eunuch, so he didn’t pursue the topic further. Instead, he asked what Gu Mengyao and Bai Qian had talked about.
It wasn’t that Gu Yu wanted to investigate what Gu Mengyao had been up to during this time. It was mainly because her face clearly showed an expression that said, ‘Quickly ask me what Bai Qian and I talked about, I really want to tell you,’ making Gu Yu have no choice but to ask.
And as Gu Yu had predicted, upon hearing his question, Gu Mengyao immediately began to chatternonstop.
In the carriage under the night sky, the girl’s clear voice continued to ring out, while the young man sitting beside her propped his chin with his hand, a faint smile on his face, listening silently.
…
“Your Highness, I have already informed Gu Yu, so the Gu family can make early preparations that there will be a war.”
“Well done. I didn’t want to tell them so early, but the recent news has been very bad, so I had to tell them in advance.”
“Your Highness is pregnant now, you shouldn’t think too much.”
“What, are you worried about me, or are you worried about your child?”
“…”
Sitting in the carriage, on their way back to the Imperial Palace, Bai Qian’s luxurious carriage was not attended by maids. Only Li Ye sat beside Bai Qian, reaching out to massage her hands and feet.
After becoming pregnant, Bai Qian often felt fatigued. Whenever this happened, she liked to order Li Ye to serve her.
Even Bai Qian herself was a bit confused about how their relationship developed to this point with Li Ye, and even having a child together.
It felt like going with the flow, naturally falling into it.
However, it felt quite good at the moment.
Especially when teasing the little eunuch, her mood would become exceptionally pleasant.
“Your Highness, be careful with your words.”
“Now there’s only you and me here, what are you afraid of? As for the coachman, he’s also one of my subordinates, so you don’t need to worry about all sorts of unnecessary things.”
“…”
“Now you know to be afraid. When you climbed into my bed back then, why didn’t you know to be afraid?”
Immediately, when Li Ye spoke with some worry, Bai Qian didn’t seem to care.
Let alone being outside the palace now, even in front of the Emperor, she dared to say this.
After all, the Emperor’s attention had already been drawn to men, so he wouldn’t care what she did.
In short, Bai Qian was now very free.
This also caused Bai Qian to postpone her plan to kill the Emperor for some time. It was tentatively set to wait until after the child was born to see the subsequent changes!
When Li Ye heard Bai Qian mention climbing into her bed, the corner of his mouth twitched speechlessly, thinking, was he willing back then?!!
It wasn’t that they both made mistakes.
However, now that Bai Qian was pregnant, he couldn’t say anything more.
Fortunately, Li Ye’s impression of Bai Qian had changed quite a bit. At least when he was with Bai Qian, he didn’t dislike the feeling.
Although he felt a bit sorry for the Emperor, Li Ye really didn’t expect… that the Emperor was actually gay.
“What are you thinking about? You’re certainly not thinking about me!”
“I’m thinking… Your Highness, the Imperial Doctor said… to be careful and not get agitated…”
