novelaction Chapter 1094 The Unfaithful Lover 22
Chapter 1094 The Unfaithful Lover 22
“You don’t need to make excuses for the Jiang family. You grew up by my side since you were little. Do you think your aunt doesn’t know what kind of person you are?” Jiang Huishu’s tears flowed even more fiercely. “If the Jiang family hadn’t forced you and sent you to the Jiangnan Imperial Palace, how would you have ended up serving the Emperor?”
Jiang Chunxi...
Forget it, I'm too lazy to explain. Anyway, she doesn't have a good impression of the Jiang family, so let Jiang Huishu think whatever she wants!
“Aunt,” Jiang Chunxi said, taking Jiang Huishu’s hand and placing it on her stomach, “I am pregnant with twins, and the imperial physician said that there is a high chance that the child in my womb is a prince. After I give birth to the prince, I would like to ask the Emperor to grant me a favor so that you and Gu Bingkun can divorce and leave the Gu family.”
Jiang Huishu looked at her niece in shock, then quickly shook her head: "No, no, I am already a member of the Gu family, how can I get a divorce? What if my divorce affects your reputation?"
"And most importantly, once you give birth to a prince, you will be able to use Gu Bingkun's power in the future, so I can't divorce you even more."
"Chunxi!" Jiang Huishu stroked Jiang Chunxi's head. "Aunt knows you feel sorry for me, but thanks to you, I'm living quite comfortably in the Gu family now. So you should quickly stop thinking about me getting a divorce!"
“Aunt, don’t lie to me. Do you think I don’t know how oppressed and miserable you are in the Gu family?” Jiang Chunxi said. “Also, you’ve got one thing wrong.”
"If the Emperor has many princes, then I might really need Gu Bingkun's influence in the court in the future."
"But the problem is, the Emperor has no son! If I can give birth to a prince, he will be the Emperor's only son. Therefore, there is no need for Gu Bingkun to help my son in the future. The Emperor will naturally pave the way for his son and pass the throne to him."
"So I don't need Gu Bingkun at all..."
“You! Why don’t you think about it? If you can conceive a royal heir, why can’t others?” Jiang Huishu said firmly. “In short, don’t even think about me getting a divorce.”
"Don't you think about it? If I were to get a divorce, would I go back to the Jiang family in Jiangnan and live with those people who sell their daughters for personal gain? Rather than going back and facing that awful family every day, I'd rather stay in the Gu family for the rest of my life."
"Moreover, if I stay in the Gu family, I can still visit you in the palace occasionally. But if I go back to Jiangnan, I'm afraid I'll never see you again in my life."
If Jiang Huishu were to divorce, Jiang Chunxi would naturally not allow her to return to the capital. She would definitely ask the Emperor to grant her a residence so that she could remain in the capital.
However, Jiang Chunxi also realized that no matter what she said, Jiang Huishu would not agree to a divorce. After all, she was willing to give everything she could to her niece. Even if she said that she didn't need her aunt's contributions, Jiang Huishu would not listen.
It seems that the only way to get Jiang Huishu to divorce is to start with Gu Bingkun, which requires her to gain control of power.
Jiang Chunxi invited Madam Gu and Jiang Huishu to have lunch at the palace before reluctantly parting ways with Jiang Huishu. The next time they would meet would be after Jiang Chunxi gave birth.
After leaving the palace, Madam Gu sat in her carriage with a somber expression.
Grandson has been very depressed lately, and seems to have lost all his energy. Therefore, it is easy to imagine the resentment that Old Madam Gu has towards Jiang Chunxi.
However, she couldn't say anything in front of Jiang Chunxi, nor could she show any resentment. Therefore, one can imagine how Old Madam Gu felt during this trip to the palace.
Looking at Madam Gu's gloomy face, Jiang Huishu didn't dare to ask or say anything. She could only lower her head timidly to minimize her presence, but this didn't affect her good mood.
Knowing that her niece was doing well in the palace, Jiang Huishu's distressed and worried heart finally relaxed, so she was in a very good mood. The old lady Gu's low mood did not affect her good mood at all.
Old Madam Gu was already in a bad mood, and seeing Jiang Huishu like this made her even worse.
Who is she trying to impress with this act, as if her mother-in-law is going to do something to her?
Hmph! This is clearly someone deliberately trying to annoy her. They know perfectly well that she, as the mother-in-law, can't do anything to her right now, so they're deliberately acting like this to disgust her.
Upon returning to the Gu residence, Jiang Huishu was surprised to find Gu Yanjin in her courtyard.
"Is there something you need, Young Master?" Jiang Huishu asked Gu Yanjin with a puzzled look.
"Madam, I have something I'd like to discuss with you privately. Could you perhaps have your servant stand guard outside?" Gu Yanjin said.
Gu Yanjin looks very haggard, like someone who has just broken up with their boyfriend and can't get over it.
It is also worth mentioning that he did not go to see Yan Jialuo during this period. No matter how many letters Yan Jialuo sent him, he did not reply, nor did he have the slightest thought of going out to see Yan Jialuo.
Yes, after learning that Jiang Chunxi had become the emperor's concubine, Gu Yanjin realized that the person he truly loved was Jiang Chunxi, and that his liking for Yan Jialuo was just a temporary curiosity, not true love at all.
After realizing who he truly loved, Gu Yanjin was devastated and filled with remorse. If he had continued to love Chunxi as always and hadn't let Yan Jialuo's feelings shift and hurt Chunxi, then Chunxi wouldn't have gone back to Jiangnan.
If Chunxi hadn't returned to Jiangnan, the Jiang family wouldn't have sold their daughter for personal gain and offered her to the emperor.
Indeed, just as Jiang Huishu thought, Gu Yanjin also believed that the Jiang family saw Jiang Chunxi's stunning beauty and wanted to use her to gain immense wealth, so they forcibly sent Jiang Chunxi to the imperial palace in Jiangnan.
Although Jiang Huishu didn't know what Gu Yanjin wanted to say to her, she still dismissed all the servants.
"Madam," Gu Yanjin opened his mouth, his voice strained as he asked, "Chunxi, how is she?"
Jiang Huishu's expression changed: "Young Master, Chunxi is now Consort Fu. I advise you to watch your words. After all, Chunxi is no longer someone you can care about."
“Yes! Chunxi is now the emperor’s concubine, no longer my Chunxi,” Gu Yanjin said with a bitter smile, and as he smiled, two lines of tears streamed down his face. “Chunxi and I are truly in love. We once vowed to be together forever. After I pass the imperial examination, I will ask my grandmother and father to agree to let me marry Chunxi.”
"But fate has played a cruel trick on me, and now I can't even care about Chunxi..."
"Shut up, shut up!" Jiang Huishu's face contorted with rage, her pupils filled with shock and fear. "Young Master, Chunxi has no deep-seated hatred for you, does she? If you don't want to kill Chunxi, then please stop spouting nonsense."