Chapter 427 - 419: Justified
Caught eavesdropping outside, Princess Yuanhua didn’t feel guilty at all after entering, and there wasn’t a hint of awkwardness on her face when facing Gu Yifeng.
"I just came over to hear that the Marquis and the Second Young Master were talking here. I also heard that the Marquis was looking for me. Who would have thought that as soon as I arrived outside, the Marquis began speaking."
"I heard the last few things the Marquis said, but I don’t understand what I’ve done to make the Marquis speak like that?"
"I know the Marquis is not willing to fuss over matters with a woman like me, but I, Yuanhua, have a flaw: whatever belongs to me, others shouldn’t covet. I’ve always been someone who repays a yard with a foot when others show me respect."
Gu Yifeng hadn’t planned to say much to Princess Yuanhua. As she spoke, he had already turned and walked away in large strides. Only after watching Gu Yifeng’s distant figure did Princess Yuanhua calmly withdraw her gaze.
Gu Er looked at Princess Yunhua, and Princess Yuanhua glanced at him too, recalling last night’s events. She angrily turned her head aside and ignored him.
But what just happened made Gu Er think a lot. He approached and embraced Princess Yuanhua, "It is at this moment I realize, the one who truly cares for me and treats me well is only you. If you didn’t care about me, why would you do such things?"
Now, everyone in the Capital looks down on him, points fingers, and talks about him, yet only Princess Yuanhua doesn’t despise him. He’s been raging at her, pushing away the one who cares for him—what would he become without her?
Princess Yuanhua’s eyes reddened, "At least you still have a conscience, recognizing who truly cares for you. I don’t ask anything of you, no matter how others talk about us now. I just hope you hold me dear in your heart. Now you see that Lin Youning woman isn’t a good person, right?"
Gu Er nodded, without getting angry as he used to whenever Princess Yuanhua spoke ill of Sister Ning. His lack of temper revealed to Princess Yuanhua that Gu Er truly understood, which pleased her.
But Princess Yuanhua quickly thought of another matter, "I forgot to tell you, a post came from Prince Xian Mansion. Tomorrow, the eldest uncle is marrying a concubine. That is my uncle, we should go. You should know who’s marrying, so I want to ask if we’ll go. If you think we shouldn’t, I’ll just say we’re not going."
Initially, Princess Yuanhua didn’t want to consult Gu Er about this matter, thinking that if Gu Er didn’t go tomorrow, she would simply go by herself.
However, with the reconciliation between her and Gu Er, Princess Yuanhua felt she should consider his feelings. She herself didn’t mind, but after all, it was Gu Er’s ex-wife.
After hearing this, Gu Er coldly replied, "Since she’s daring enough to marry, what do we fear her for? The one to feel embarrassed should be her, not us. Tomorrow, we should go, and go openly."
Princess Yuanhua glanced discreetly and, seeing that Gu Er truly wasn’t angry or bothered, said, "Does she really think marrying my uncle makes her our elder? Marrying my eldest uncle only makes her a concubine. Once there, we don’t need any grand ceremonies, just treat her as a mere concubine. It’s infuriating she drugged you, Second Young Master, and now she’s enjoying herself at Prince Xian Mansion. If she bears offspring, won’t the entire Prince Xian Mansion become hers? Looking back, we should have given her infertility medicine when we divorced her from the Gu Mansion. Then no one would lift her into another house."
Gu Er’s eyes flickered, filled with shame and irritation. He had already heard a few people around him teasing him about this matter, and even the Heir of Prince Xian had come to him, asking him to control Mrs. Kong, to prevent her from marrying into Prince Xian Mansion.
After all, once Mrs. Kong married into Prince Xian Mansion, she would certainly bear offspring in the future. Having offspring would replace the Heir of Prince Xian’s position, which the Heir would naturally oppose.
But how could Gu Er stop Mrs. Kong? Now, he had no relation to Mrs. Kong, and he resented thinking of that woman, seething with hatred. Hearing now that she’s marrying into Prince Xian Mansion, Gu Er only resented more. As Princess Yuanhua said, the culprit behind his disgrace was going to enjoy life at Prince Xian Mansion. How could that not be infuriating?
"Considering this matter, let’s follow what I said. Tomorrow when we visit that mansion, find a chance to drug her. Even if she enters Prince Xian Mansion, she will not have offspring, slowly leading her to a hard life. As for my eldest uncle, if Mrs. Kong cannot bear children, naturally other women will. So naturally, this will not matter. If we’re careful and don’t let my uncle discover, there won’t be major problems." Princess Yuanhua, thinking of these things, immediately had a plan, worried about Gu Er opposing, persuaded, "Second Young Master, consider this: living this way while she goes to have children there. If you weren’t tied down, wouldn’t we already have a child? Since we have no children, why should she lead such a good life?"
Princess Yuanhua didn’t feel she had taken someone else’s man. Instead, she felt Mrs. Kong left her without a child.
Gu Er nodded, "Although this matter is unspeakable and would sound bad if known, as you said, we can’t just make it easy for her, nor do we need to do it ourselves. There’s someone else who would be more willing."
Princess Yuanhua immediately thought, "Second Young Master is right. Since that’s the case, let me handle it. You don’t need to show up. I’m willing to be the villain here, and if Mrs. Kong finds out, I’m not afraid. I’m merely giving her a taste of her own medicine."
After the two agreed, Princess Yuanhua called over her nanny and whispered something in her ear. The nanny didn’t question much, simply bowed and left.
They also sent a message to the Heir of Prince Xian, who came to Gu Er’s residence in the evening. After drinking with Gu Er, as the Heir of Prince Xian was leaving, Princess Yuanhua shared her plan with him.
The Heir of Prince Xian was naturally delighted, having been at odds with Gu Er over this issue. Upon hearing Princess Yuanhua’s plan, he clapped his hands in approval, stating what a good idea it was.
The Heir of Prince Xian had been troubled by this matter for some time, but now suddenly being presented with a solution brought nothing but joy.