The Emperor Was Critically Ill

He knew for certain that Gu Wanning was living a very comfortable life.

But couldn't there be just a little bit more?

It's too difficult.

I have no idea when this will change.

Xu Weibei even resigned himself to the fact that he shouldn't have taken the antidote in the first place.

If he had been suppressing his needs, he wouldn't have had to suffer such agonizing unfulfilled desires.

March has arrived in the blink of an eye, a season when grass grows and orioles fly.

Gu Wanning decided to go out for a spring outing.

Yiling, being such a tagalong, naturally had to go along.

Gu Wanning found her chatter annoying and couldn't help but ask, "When are you going back to Southern Border? Doesn't your father miss you?"

"He probably did think about it, after all, I'd been gone for so long; but when I got back, less than fifteen minutes later, he was already annoyed with me again."

"You certainly have a clear understanding of yourself." Gu Wanning rolled her eyes at her.

"You're so annoying," Yiling said with a grin. "If we're going on a spring outing, what do we need to prepare? I'll help you!"

"I don't need your help. You're just making things worse. You go and call someone for me."

"Alright, I got it!" Yiling ran out with a grin to call her First Concubine and the others.

Qin Lie was so excited that he cried when his First Concubine gave birth to a son at the end of January.

The First Concubine was even more excited.

Because she felt that the birth of this child had completely freed her from the shadows of her dreams, and that none of them were real.

A stronger bond had formed between her and Qin Lie.

Everything is moving in a positive direction.

Yiling returned quickly. "Madam Qin said she had to breastfeed her child, so she wouldn't be going; we couldn't find Rongrong; Sister Hua Ying said she'd be available anytime. Sister Hua Ying is preparing her dowry, and I plan to go help her this afternoon."

Gu Anfang's marriage to his Third Concubine was set for the end of the year.

She did not ask Xu Weibei to take her in as his sworn sister.

Gu Anfang knew about her background, and the Gu family accepted it; that was enough.

Ultimately, it was Gu Yuanshi who dispelled her concerns.

No matter what Gu Anfang said, she still felt uneasy.

But Gu Yuanshi found her himself.

Gu Yuanshi said that they should have asked a matchmaker to propose marriage, but she had no parents and was all alone.

So he came personally to propose it on behalf of his son.

Gu Yuanshi also talked to her a lot.

Every single word was something that Third Concubine hadn't expected.

She didn't quite understand some of the concepts of national righteousness, but she did understand that Gu Yuanshi didn't look down on her background and solemnly entrusted her to properly advise Gu Anfang in the future not to be so impulsive.

He also said not to spoil Gu Anfang, and to come directly to him or Gu Anqi if there was anything, and that no one would let her suffer.

"That's the current Chief Grand Secretary; countless people line up to try and get a connection, but none can see him. Yet Lord Gu spoke with me for almost two hours, so approachable and without any airs."

When Third Concubine told Gu Wanning about this, she was still so excited that tears welled up in her eyes.

Gu Wanning: "..."

Gu Anfang pursued you relentlessly, but you wouldn't budge; yet you agreed after just a few words from my father?

If I had known, I would have sent my dad sooner.

The question is, who did you actually marry?

She really couldn't understand why she would agree just because she was moved...

In any case, things have finally come to a good end, and everyone is happy.

Their wedding was set for the end of the year.

Gu Wanning said, "Then let's wait for Rongrong's news. She hasn't been here for a while."

"She's busy!" Yiling said.

You know?

"Of course," Yiling said smugly. "Her brother and sister-in-law really deserved to be taught a lesson, so I've been keeping an eye on things on their end. I never expected karma to come so quickly, hahaha..."

"What happened? Tell me quickly."

Chapter 295 The Emperor is Critically Ill

It turned out that Shi was recklessly taking things from her parents' home.

But the Second Concubine had already prepared a solution.

--As long as she's ruthless enough to disregard her brother, Shi's stature isn't even worthy of carrying her shoes.

No matter how busy Shi was, the Second Concubine remained unmoved.

Because she had the most important person under her control— Shi's biological mother Concubine Yu.

Concubine Yu had always lived cautiously, but after her daughter got married, she received a large sum of money, which made her arrogant.

Concubine Yu has become more assertive at home and even dares to challenge the mistress of the house.

The head of the household, having received many gifts from her and his daughter, turned a blind eye to it.

Concubine Yu had a hobby: listening to opera.

The Second Concubine then arranged for a handsome young man who sang female roles to get close to her.

Concubine Yu came from a humble background and later became a concubine of a poor official. She lived a life of constant fear and trepidation.

Not to mention the masters and mistresses in the mansion, even the more senior servants gave her a hard time.

Now that a young and handsome man is showering her with attention and affection, her emotional value is at its peak. You can imagine how excited Concubine Yu will be.

Before long, she fell into the actor's gentle advances.

She was unaware that the actor was sent by the Second Concubine.

The Second Concubine used this incident to blackmail her, Concubine Yu had no way to express her suffering and dared not resist at all.

Because no matter how rich she is, the mistakes she made were enough to warrant being drowned in a pig cage.

She was foolish enough to elope with that actor.

The actor agreed, but then expressed concern about their future life together.

That fool, Concubine Yu, actually handed over all her wealth to him.

So, these things changed hands several times, and eventually returned to the Second Concubine's hands.

The Jin family was emptied out and fell into ruin.

Even the large mansion was secretly sold by the Shi.

Shi was completely unaware of her mother's actions and still believed that she had a lot of money.

When Jin Huayu cried and told her that he would start from scratch and rebuild his life, Shi stopped pretending.