Leaving Without a Word

For the first two days, the Prince of Qin even visited to apologize, saying that he had been drunk.

But later, he simply stopped showing up.

"If things come to this, then so be it. I'll just eat vegetarian food and chant Buddhist prayers every day, hoping that Yun'er can be reborn into a good family. For An-ge's sake, I'll make a scene for a while, but I need to find a way to save face..." Gu Wanqing said self-deprecatingly.

She was certain that all her feelings for the Prince of Qin had been completely worn away.

From now on, only interests will remain.

Gu Wanning felt a chill run through her heart.

That's men for you. Men who once swore eternal love can change their minds in just a few years.

Gu Wanqing could tolerate it, but she absolutely could not tolerate even the slightest bit.

A modern woman's education tells her that she can accept her husband's past, but she absolutely cannot accept him having other women after marriage; it's disgusting.

Gu Wanning couldn't help but think that she and Xu Weibei were actually the same.

If Xu Weibei recovers in the future and opens the door to a new world, he will have many women.

Such are the rules of this era. If we really want to be serious, people aren't criticizing Xu Weibei, but rather those who are obstructing him.

So things are fine as they are now.

Don't take it seriously; if you get emotionally involved, you've already lost.

"Perhaps it's because my outburst lasted a bit too long this time, the Prince hasn't stepped foot in my courtyard for a full half month... There are all sorts of rumors circulating in the manor, saying that I've completely fallen out of favor..."

Gu Wanning said quietly, "The person who spread this message has forgotten who your father and brothers are."

As long as Gu Yuanshi and his son remain the pillars of the court, Gu Wanqing will never fall out of favor.

It's just a few words between husband and wife.

"The Prince's new favorite is a bought, skinny girl. She's ignorant, arrogant, and wants to climb all over me."

"How many lives does she have?" Gu Wanning asked.

Gu Wanqing laughed, "Indeed, just ants. I just didn't expect her to help me."

"Help you?"

"Yes, help me," Gu Wanqing said, her smile turning to tears, "Help me figure out whether the person next to me in bed is a human or a ghost!"

If everything before was a matter of personal feelings, then what the "skinny horse" told Gu Wanqing was enough to drive her completely mad.

"... The Prince, drunk, told that if it weren't for his father and brothers, he would have beaten me long ago."

"These are indeed the truths spoken when one is drunk. I think you yourself know this perfectly well, you just don't want to admit it."

"That's not the most important thing," Gu Wanqing said. "I've given up on him, so those words won't anger me. What angers me is that he actually called Father an old scoundrel, saying that Father often impeaches him and makes things difficult for him, and that one day he'll kill Father and wipe out the entire Gu family."

Gu Wanning: "... He doesn't deserve it!"

"These words terrified me. Gu Wanning, men don't usually talk nonsense when they're drunk; they just speak the truth when they're intoxicated. Because of me, my father and brothers hold the Prince of Qin in high regard and support him greatly... Even though my father impeached him several times, it was because his words and actions were indeed inappropriate. My father had told him beforehand that he would impeach first, thus minimizing the seriousness of the matter, and he even taught him how to handle it..."

He had put in a lot of good intentions, but in return, the other party wanted to eliminate him completely.

"He wronged me. I was blind and mistook him for someone else. But I won't drag my whole family down with me!" Gu Wanqing's eyes were clear and firm, filled with a hatred that could destroy the world.

Gu Wanning had no doubt that she wanted the King of Prince of Qin dead.

Why didn't my sister tell our father and brothers about this, but instead came to tell me?

Chapter 199 Departure Without Saying Goodbye

"Because, because I took everything that belonged to you, this is probably retribution from heaven. I hope you can let it go..."

"You think I'd be happy if you weren't doing well?" Gu Wanning sneered. "Then you're really looking down on people."

"I, I..."

"I'm doing well now, and I have no complaints about you," Gu Wanning said. "Let's just live our own lives. Don't worry about what will happen to me in the future; just think about your own path."

"What other path do I have? I can't divorce him; he's Prince, and he won't tolerate me. Besides, I still have An-ge; he's my life. If I leave, he'll be like a child without a mother..."

Gu Wanning knew that what she said was true.

Children are always a woman's Achilles' heel.

"The reason I dare not tell my father and brothers is because I am conflicted. I am afraid that they will advise me to let things go, and I will not be able to let it go. I am even more afraid that in a fit of rage, my father and brothers will not only deal with the Prince, but also ruin An-ge's future..."

"You can't have it all. You have to think clearly about the gains and losses," Gu Wanning said calmly.

She secretly warned herself to stay away from men.

Otherwise, they might have found themselves in the same dilemma as Gu Wanqing.

"I... I'll probably tell my older brother..."

"Sure, your older brother is reliable; he'll know what's best for you. Think carefully about what you really want, then tell him, and he'll arrange it for you."

"Yes, that's what I was thinking too. If, I mean if something were to happen to me, when you see An-ge in the future, please look after her for me. I would be extremely grateful."

With that, Gu Wanqing knelt down before Gu Wanning.

"She knelt there herself, it has nothing to do with me, you saw it," Gu Wanning said, spreading her hands.

Gu Wanqing was shocked. She turned to look at the door and saw that her older brother had been standing there for some time. She didn't know how long he had been listening.

"Big brother—" Gu Wanqing cried out, tears streaming down her face.

"You two talk slowly, I'll go check on the Marquis," Gu Wanning said.

She sympathized with Gu Wanqing for marrying the wrong person, and she also hated the Prince of Qin for eating his meal and then cursing his mother, but in the end, she was an outsider.

Hearing Gu Wanqing's sobs turn into loud wailing behind her, Gu Wanning quickened her pace and went out the door.

She needs to go and check on Xu Weibei.

If there's nothing else, get rid of this troublesome person as soon as possible.

She was afraid that in a moment of impulse, she would tell Xu Weibei the truth.