266 Fight
Translator: Atlas Studios
Editor: Atlas Studios
Gu Yunrong’s eyes were filled with brilliance, revealing a sense of transcendence that couldn’t be seen through.
The imperial family was the most heartless. How many women had a miserable ending in the harem? Beautiful women age easily, so if Gu Yanfei wanted to rely on the love of a man to stand tall in the harem, she would probably regret it…
Gu Yanfei, whose back was facing Gu Yunrong, vaguely felt the strange gaze behind her. She stood up with the zither in her arms and bowed to Feng Yang with a smile. “Thank you for your praise, Your Highness.”
The Emperor laughed again, leisurely stroking his beard. He looked as if his own daughter was being praised, with a hint of smugness.
The Emperor and Feng Yang’s attention was all on Gu Yanfei, as if everyone present didn’t exist.
The girls from the aristocratic families couldn’t help but feel a little indignant.
Yu Chaoyun’s “Injured Parting” was clearly more outstanding, with more delicate emotions and a more elegant artistic conception. It far exceeded Gu Yanfei’s “Treading the Green Sky”, which was like the reflection of a sword.
However, the Emperor and the Eldest Princess were so biased. It was really unfair.
Yu Chaoyun’s heart was shrouded in a layer of dark clouds that couldn’t be removed. The corners of his lips, which had been slightly curled up, tightened for a moment.
Today, she was here for the Eldest Princess Consort. Although the Eldest Prince didn’t come to the water pavilion, the Emperor was here.
In front of the Emperor, she couldn’t be weaker than others. As a daughter of an aristocratic family, she should be dignified and elegant. She should hide her strength and bide her time, like the moon and the white wind.
But—
The person in front of her was Gu Yanfei!
Yu Chaoyun’s lips tightened, but her red lips were still curled up. Her eyes were as dark as an ancient well as she looked at Gu Yanfei and said, “I heard from Third Miss Gu that Second Miss Gu grew up in Huaibei. I’ve long heard of the beautiful scenery in the north of Huaibei. The scenery is like a painting, and the people are simple and honest. Is that right?”
Yu Chaoyun asked calmly, as if she was just asking out of curiosity. Her fingers gently rubbed the sachet ball in her sleeve.
When Miss Zeng heard this, she quickly understood what was wrong. Huaibei wasn’t Yangzhou, and the past 10 years had been peaceful.
Therefore, when Gu Yanfei said that she had seen the battlefield, she was clearly lying. It was a crime to lie to the Emperor!
Gu Yanfei was really bold!
Everyone knew that the Eldest Princess of Fengyang had a fiery temperament and couldn’t tolerate sand in her eyes. Gu Yanfei wanted to please Feng Yang, so she spoke nonsense. This time, she was probably going to suffer the consequences of her own actions!
The corners of Miss Zeng’s lips curled into a cold arc. She tugged at Miss Zhao’s sleeve, indicating that she was watching a good show.
Feng Yang raised her brows and asked Gu Yanfei, “Dear, did you grow up in Huaibei?”
‘Yes.” Gu Yanfei nodded calmly. “I was born in Yangzhou in the sixth year of reign.”
Sixth year of reign in Yangzhou.
For the teenage girls present, this time and place were forgotten as soon as they heard it, and it didn’t cause any ripples.
However, to an old general like Feng Yang, it sounded like a knife. She immediately thought of the battle 14 years ago when the State of Yue attacked Yangzhou. She thought of the Marquis of Dingyuan, Gu Ce, who guarded Yangzhou at that time.
At that moment, complicated emotions surged in her eyes. There was admiration, pity, reminiscence, and a sigh.
Feng Yang’s heart skipped a beat. She remembered that this girl’s surname was also Gu, so she couldn’t help but ask again, ‘IIS your father Gu Ce?”
In the past eight years, the name “Gu Ce” seemed to have been sealed. In many people’s eyes, it meant the humiliation of the scene, and most of them avoided saying this name. The young ladies present didn’t know much and looked at each other.
Gu Yunrong frowned slightly, and her heart sank.
Gu Ce was a traitor and a sinner of the Great Jin Dynasty. In the past eight years, the Gu family has finally walked out of the shadow of Gu Ce surrendering to the enemy. It wasn’t easy for them to make others forget this dishonorable past.
Now that the past has been brought up again, wouldn’t that be smearing the Gu family’s reputation for no reason and attracting criticism?!
‘Yes, my father is Gu Ce.” Gu Yanfei nodded again. Her eyes were as bright as the rising sun. She didn’t shy away from the Emperor and Feng Yang’s scrutinizing gazes. “At that time, Yangzhou was in chaos. My mother was pregnant in the seventh month and went north to the capital. I was born in chaos.’
14 years ago, during the war in Yangzhou, the Emperor, who was still the Crown Prince at that time, naturally wouldn’t forget. Memories flooded his mind.
Eunuch Zhao Rang lowered his head and whispered a reminder into the
Emperor’s ear. The Emperor’s gaze on Gu Yanfei became even more benevolent.
This girl had lost her mother 14 years ago, her father eight years ago, and her parents were both dead.
Eight years ago, Gu Ce shouldn’t have died..
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