After the eldest princess finished speaking, she turned around and left decisively. She was deeply afraid that one more glance at Yun Mu would shake her determination and harm Yun Muzhi.
Yun Muzhi and Gu Ruizhou stood there, watching the eldest princess lead Lingxiu into the palace gate.
The eyes of the imperial guards kept looking at Gu Ruizhou and Yun Muzhi. Although they could not hear clearly what they said, they looked at each other closely. General Anbei... was too pitiful.
Gu Ruizhou felt the scrutinizing eyes and took the horse to leave.
Yun Muzhi hurriedly caught up: "General Gu, what happened today has really hurt your face, but Princess Bingqing Yujie has never done anything sorry to you. Please don't take it personally, General."
Gu Ruizhou stopped and did not look back:
"If it were any other man, your pleading in front of the main husband like this would only make the main husband feel more resentful. If you don't want to embarrass the princess, it's better to say these words less to anyone."
Yun Muzhi said in a panic: "General, don't think too much, the common people are just... just..."
Gu Ruizhou turned around and said, "I know you are confused because of your concern, but if these words get out, it can ruin the princess' reputation."
After saying that, without waiting for Yun Muzhi's reply, he got on his horse and left with a whip.
Yun Muzhi's lonely and restless figure was left behind, and he looked at the high walls of the palace before slowly turning around and leaving.
The next day, Lin Jinyan went to the General's Mansion and stayed for half a day. In the evening, Gu Ruizhou fell ill and was bedridden for three days in a row.
Three days later, Princess Yanling came to her door and told her that the eldest princess was on a hunger strike, and the Queen Mother lost her temper.
Two days later, Gu Ruizhou went into the palace to meet the eldest princess with a face full of hardships. After the two talked secretly for an hour, the palace maids filed in carrying meals.
In the Longevity Palace, the Queen Mother heard that Gu Ruizhou had dined with the eldest princess, and she felt more at ease, and she also had a better impression of Gu Ruizhou.
Unexpectedly, when he was preparing to take a nap, the palace servant came in and reported:
"The Queen Mother, General Anbei is in the imperial study. He suddenly told Your Majesty that he wanted to cancel his marriage to the eldest princess. Your Majesty was so angry that he wanted to take off General Anbei's head. Please go and have a look."
In the imperial study room.
"Gu Ruizhou! Don't rely on the military exploits of the Dingbei Army to think that I don't dare do anything to you! When you stand up to me, your marriage to Yun Ping was agreed upon by your Gu family! All civil and military officials know it. ! Now you regret your marriage just because you say you regret it? Why do you want to be a royal? "
Gu Ruizhou had black circles under his eyes, and the stubble on his chin made him look more aged:
"Your Majesty, please calm down. The Gu family is loyal to Your Majesty. Breaking off the engagement is the wish of just one person. Neither my parents nor my grandfather know about it."
The emperor slapped the table angrily, stood up angrily, walked back and forth in front of the table, pointed at Gu Ruizhou and cursed:
"Why do you want to break off the engagement? Is my daughter still not worthy of you?"
Gu Ruizhou knelt straight and said with lowered eyebrows:
"The princess is very good, but she is a humble minister and a warrior, so she is not worthy of being matched with the princess. Moreover, the humble minister is determined to protect his family and the country. If he becomes the consort, your majesty and the Queen Mother will definitely not be able to let the humble minister go to the battlefield again for the sake of the princess."
"If that's the case, why didn't you say anything when the marriage was granted? You agreed to the marriage, and now you're unwilling to do so and you've come to cancel the engagement. What do you think of the imperial decree? Do you really not want your head anymore?"
Gu Ruizhou kowtowed his head on the back of his hand: "Every mistake is Wei Chen's fault. I beg Your Majesty to terminate the engagement between Wei Chen and the eldest princess, so that the eldest princess can choose a good match."
"You! I just said that if you want to break off the engagement, you will be beaten with a hundred military sticks and exiled for three thousand miles! So, you still want to retreat?"
