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Gu Shiyi raised her eyebrows. She reckoned that Liu Hongyu knew about it the moment she entered the residence, yet she had to wait for such a long time to come invite him. It was really a waste of time for Gu Shiyi to think about it.

However, since she was already in the Palace of Generals, she might as well meet her first and then wait for Gu Minghong to ask about her background.

After the four of them received Gu Shiyi's consent, they were all overjoyed as they guided Gu Shiyi to the Jin Lan Academy.

"For Empress Princess to visit us, Red Jade is truly flattered!"

As soon as they entered the Jin Lan Academy, Liu Hongyu came out to welcome them with a face full of smiles.

"Third Madam is too polite, please call me Eleven!"

Gu Shiyi actually didn't like to put on the airs of a princess, but sometimes it was forced upon him by the circumstances, so she had no choice but to bring out the might she had.

"Empress Wang doesn't see anything else, but Red Jade can't help but understand the rules, right?"

Liu Hongyu was still smiling exaggeratedly. After welcoming Gu Shiyi to the seat of honor, she immediately brought Gu Shiyi a cup of tea, which surprised and flattered him.

"The princess is doing well!"

Only after Gu Shiyi took a sip of tea did Liu Hongyu sit down at her seat, a cautious look on her face.

"Very good."

Gu Shiyi didn't say much as well. She had intentionally invited her here at the Cold Wind Academy, so it was impossible that she had come to chat with her face to face.

But she was not in a hurry, even if Liu Hongyu did not say it, she would not deliberately ask, as to beg others for help, wasn't it always with sincerity?

"Esteemed wangfei, there's something on the red jade, should I say it?"

Liu Hongyu's hands could not help but wrench the silk handkerchief as a conflicted and troubled expression appeared on her face.

"Third Madam, since you've called me here, if you're just asking me if I should say it, then I'll say it. You better not say it!"

Gu Shiyi was expressionless, causing him to be unable to discern anything. However, she thought in her heart, why does everyone like to talk in such a roundabout way?

"Cough, cough, wangfei, it's like this. The grand marriage between the crown prince and Rou'er was set for yesterday."

Liu Hongyu's face was filled with embarrassment, she did not expect Gu Shiyi to speak in such a straightforward manner, thus she did not beat around the bush and directly spoke.

"Then congratulations to the Third Madam and Second Sister for getting what you want!"

They had actually set a date for their grand wedding yesterday, which had truly surprised Gu Shiyi.

However, the marriage between the crown prince and Gu Morou could be considered a match made in heaven. Disregarding Gu Morou's personality, just her status as the prime minister's daughter was enough to be considered worthy enough to be under the crown prince. Furthermore, the crown prince marrying Gu Morou would also bring Gu Minghong to his side, which gave her quite a bit of help.

"Hongyu heard that the young miss of Censor Chen's house was also conferred the title of Crown Prince's Consort and married into the Crown Prince's Palace on the same day as Rou-Er."

Speaking till here, Liu Hongyu had a face full of worry. The crown prince's side concubine and the crown prince's main concubine had both entered the palace at the same time, this was something that had never happened before in history.

In the future, if she really lived in the same residence, how could her Rou'er suppress Chen Yueru?

Most importantly, Chen Yueru's appearance and figure far exceeded her Rou-Er's. With such an obvious contrast, the crown prince would definitely neglect Rou Er during the wedding ceremony.

If that were the case, wouldn't it be even more difficult for Rou Er to face the crown prince's mansion?

"Miss Chen will be the principal consort of a crown prince and will be given birth to a secondary consort. In order to pacify the Chen family, Your Majesty allowed them to enter the household on the same day as second elder sister. It's not unjustifiable!"

Gu Shiyi understood and told her everything that she had learned from Situ Jing. Speaking of which, she had a large part of the reason why Chen Yue had been made an imperial concubine.

"Is this true?"

Liu Hongyu was astonished. She had heard nothing about this matter.

"If you were Sir Chen, would you have leaked the news?"

Gu Shiyi frowned, no one would reveal such a humiliating matter to the public!

"But, but there's no need to use such a method of consolation, right?"

In the end, Liu Hongyu gave vent to her anger, and spoke to herself with a helpless expression.

"Third Madam, Father doesn't have any objections to this matter. It's best if you don't worry about it anymore. Calm down and prepare the dowry for Second Sister!"

Gu Shiyi lifted the tea cup, in order to comfort Liu Hongyu. Furthermore, she did not say that with Gu Morou's ability, she would definitely not suffer any losses in the Crown Prince's Palace.

Just at this time, Gu Minghong returned from the imperial court and found out that Gu Shiyi was in the residence. He also sent someone to invite her to the study in the front courtyard.

"Father."

Gu Shiyi had an indifferent expression. Perhaps it was because of the relationship with the original owner, but she still showed some respect towards Gu Minghong and the little children she had.

"Eleven."

Gu Minghong also didn't know what to say after he called out to Gu Shiyi. After the poison was detoxified, every time he thought about how heavily he had done things to Gu Shiyi, he would feel a wave of self-blame and guilt.

Now, when he saw that she had grown up to be a slim and graceful big girl who had become the concubine of the Prince Su, he was even more at a loss for words.

There was a moment of silence in the study.

"Father, can you tell Eleven about your mother?"

Gu Shiyi didn't know how to explain her origins to her, but she knew that the crux of the whole matter should be with her mother, Ning Waner. Furthermore, the information that the Thousand Star Pavilion had previously given her about Ning Waner was extremely blurry in many places.

Especially regarding the matters between Ning Waner and herself, there were many details that were unclear.

When Gu Shiyi's words fell, Gu Minghong's face was first filled with astonishment, then filled with grief. She did not speak for a long time, as if she had sunk into a distant memory.

"Your mother is the most talented and the most beautiful woman in Great Xia Kingdom. Your father has always thought that the reason your father was able to marry her was because the ancestral tombs of the Gu family must be full of smoke."

Gu Minghong's voice was very calm, and the grief in her eyes gradually turned into infatuation, causing Gu Shiyi to feel uncomfortable.

Gu Shiyi felt that she must have looked very similar to Ning Waner, which was why she had lost herself in such a way!

However, she didn't blame him in the slightest. Him acting this way should also mean that he had an unforgettable love for Ning Waner!

"Your mother is a very gentle and magnanimous person. Because of your grandmother's pressure, your father was forced to take on concubines. If not, your mother would have stood up and supported you. Otherwise, you wouldn't have those sisters."

When Gu Minghong said this, his face was full of suspicion. If a woman loved a man, how would she be willing to let that man take in a concubine?

Thinking about this, Gu Shiyi couldn't help but be shocked. She didn't understand why sshe would think this way, since Ning Waner didn't love Gu Minghong, why he would be willing to marry her?