This matter was Yun Ping's fault, and Gu Ruizhou was punished for it. Faced with his request, the emperor and the queen mother could only agree.
In the side hall, the Queen Mother waved away the palace people:
"I just got sick again. Let's sit down and talk."
Gu Ruizhou sat down as instructed: "Thank you, Queen Mother, for your concern."
"I know why you broke off the engagement. Although Yun Ping wanted to cut off contact, it is indeed against etiquette to meet her foreign husband, so it's okay for you to have a grudge. But I raised Yun Ping single-handedly, and her temperament is what I hate the most. I understand that since she agreed to marry you, she will never do anything sorry to you after the marriage."
Gu Ruizhou: "Empress Dowager, the princess's character is trustworthy to me. I didn't break off the engagement because the princess had a grudge against her husband, but because of the princess's rest of her life."
The Queen Mother asked in confusion: "For Yun Ping? How do you say this?"
"When the princess and Wei Chen were together, there was no relationship between a man and a woman. She was just a well-educated and sensible princess. But on the Qiqiao Festival, Wei Chen saw a different look on the princess's face, a vivid sadness and a decisive affection...Princess I already have a deep love for that man, otherwise I wouldn’t have gone on a hunger strike, it’s just a humble minister who wants to steal my love.”
"You and Yun Ping are married by the royal family. They are a match made in heaven. How can you say that you are fighting for love?"
"Only when two people are in love can they be considered a match made in heaven. Although Wei Chen is not talented, he can't do anything to force a woman to do anything. Wei Chen doesn't want the princess to pretend to be another man in her heart and marry Wei Chen, and she doesn't want the princess to spend the rest of her life because of Wei Chen. I am full of regrets. The princess is a proud daughter of heaven, and she should be able to live as freely as she wishes."
The Queen Mother couldn't help but be moved when she heard this: "The love between a man and a woman only occupies the mind for a moment, how can love last a lifetime. I support her for a while, and I don't want her to choose the wrong husband."
"Because of this, I have to say these words to the Queen Mother alone. Your Majesty is a wise and loving father, but in a high position, I can only be a king before my father. I am afraid that Your Majesty will punish the princess after hearing these words. The Queen Mother That's not the case, my empress. The princess is brought up by you, so you will naturally show more love to her, and only you can help her achieve her wish."
When Gu Qingyun and Gu Ruizhou left the palace, the carriage from Changshou Palace took them back to the General's Mansion in person with their rewards.
After seeing off the palace attendants, Gu Qingyun looked at his eldest son:
"In the future, it will be difficult for you to marry the daughter of a wealthy family."
Gu Ruizhou: "It doesn't matter, the important thing is the person. Just follow my father's example and find a woman from the world or a commoner. As long as you have the same mind, your mother will be far better than the daughter of a wealthy family."
Seeing that his son didn't care, Gu Qingyun patted his shoulder and said with a smile:
"When your mother hears this, she will be gentler when applying medicine to you."
Gu Ruizhou: "My mother always applies medicine to me and Chen'er with a gentle hand. When dad feels that my hand is too heavy, does it make my mother angry? Dad, please go to work first, while I go to my mother to apply the medicine."
Seeing Gu Ruizhou walking away while talking, Gu Qingyun caught up behind him:
"You brat, you actually made fun of me. It's useless for me as a father to worry about you just now..."
Within two days, news came from the palace that Gu Ruizhou's birth date was at odds with the eldest princess, and the marriage was postponed.
Never sleep.
An Nanfeng: "The emperor agreed to General Gu's breakup of the engagement, but said to the outside world that the horoscopes were incompatible. Recently, there were many rumors circulating in the palace, saying that one of the two had extremely bad horoscopes. If the eldest princess can support the royal family, her horoscopes must be very good. That's not true. Okay, it can only be General Gu. In this case, which wealthy family would marry their daughter to General Gu?"
